Subject: Maxima for numerical methods (v. Scilab)?
From: Nicolas Pettiaux
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:16:51 +0200
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> ), I don't expect students to buy it: they just use printed notes on which
> the book was based. Many of my students come from disadvantaged
> backgrounds, and I never expect them to spend yet more money on books or
> software.
great. Do you still own the right to license it under a free license
and adapt the chapters to use free software instead of proprietary
ones (eg. octave or scilab and maxima) ?
> As for a book; sure, why not? A very good book, available online, is
> "Numerical Computing with MATLAB" by Cleve Moler (founder of The Mathworks)
> available at http://www.mathworks.com/moler/index.html.
I have had a look.
> I'd be happy if I could produce something similar-ish to that, but based on
> free software. Anyone interested in being a co-author?
I would love too but 1/ I do not have the knowledge so far 2/ i do not
have presently the time . I hope other poeple on the list can join
you.
> Thanks for your replies so far.
with pleasure
Nicolas
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