Re: math modelling
On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 01:18:37PM +0200, Sebastiaan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > Hi group,
> > >
> > > I'm looking for free software which is suited for modelling. For
> > > example, I'd like to simulate a flying cannonball with something like
> > > this:
> > <snip>
> > > It is primarily intented to teach students how a mathematical model
> > > works.
> > <snip>
> > > I think it may be possible to do this in basically every algebra system,
> > > like octave, yacas, etc. but I'd like to do this as easily as possible.
> >
> I missed the original message, but once translated a model into pure
> mathematical form, you can try to use Matlab to solve it. It is an
> expansive program, but there is also an open source variation of it called
> Octave. Both programs are perfectly suitable for numerical mathematics.
You snipped the part away which said I'm using octave at the moment, ;-)
David
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