MAT113 Mathematical Computing
Description
This course intends to provide a foundational groundwork for effective use of computing tools for Mathematics and Mathematics as applied in other areas of science.
The skills learned in this course will be especially useful in MAT201, MAT210, MAT212 and MAT302.
Online resources
- General Purpose Software
- A look at the use of spreadsheets, word processors and presentation software using the specific case of OpenOffice / LibreOffice
- OpenOffice tutorials
- http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org
- List of “Official Tutorials”
- “How-to” Videos
- Word Processor (OO Writer)
- Spreadsheet (OO Calc)
- Presentation (OO Impress)
- Inserting Objects (Spreadsheet, Chart, Formula)
- Formulas / Equations (OO Math)
- User Guide (Wiki / .pdf)
- Math commands reference guide
- Mathematical Word Processing
- LyX: A LaTeX editing tool for structured and technical documents
- Interactive Symbolic Math: Maxima (includes gnuPlot)
- wxMaxima download for PC
- Maxima-online.org online version
- Web Maxima online version
- Maxima scripting online version
- Tutorials
- 10-minute intro
- First steps with worked examples
- List of more tutorials
- Numerical Computation
- Gnuplot portable command-line driven graphing utility
- Run gnuplot online at either:
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