Mathematica for Linux

[Joshua Zeidner]

On Dec 8, 2007 10:39 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 8, 2007 10:09 PM, Josh Coffman <joshcoffman at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Dec 8, 2007 9:56 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >  I am curious to know if anyone here uses Mathematica for Linux.  I
> > > use Mathematica, but have yet to see a working install on a Linux box.
> > >  Any info would be most appreciated.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > >  -jmz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > What do you use mathematica for? I haven't used it since college, and don't
> > know a lot of people who even know what that or Maple or Matlab are.
> >

  just caught this on Slashdot:
http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/12/08/1350258.shtml    ,weird
timing I guess.  -jmz

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>   Hi Josh,
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>    I use Mathematica when I am trying to grasp an abstract math
> concept.  Its great for playing around with equations and observing
> numerical relationships.  Most known math symbols are preprogrammed
> into it.  Its a really great package and a pleasure to use.  Never got
> into Maple and MatLab, its priced for large laboratory situations.
> There is also the GNU Octave [0] which I have zero experience with.
> It would be hard to pry me away from my Mathematica :) .  Also, I'm a
> fan of Wolfram's so I like to support him if and when I can.
>
>   -jmz
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> [0] http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/
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