Mathematica for Windows

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• Indispensable for physics

  La_VolpeSeptember 21, 2013

  Pros

  - Powerful symbolic mathematics - Extensive built-in numerical routines - Easily handles day-to-day mathematical tasks for me. I work for NASA as an experimental cosmologist. - For me, this is a game changer. Had mathematica been available when I was a Ph.D. student in the 1980's, my career might have taken a different path.

  Cons

  - Mathematica is very good, but it is not as good as a good human. It does not "see" symmetries in systems of equations. Sometimes I have to go in by hand and solve things that Mathematica cannot. When this happens, the problem at hand is usually postgraduate level or higher. - Mathematica is clumsy with tensors. When doing tensor computations, I often have to trick it to get it to do what I want. I admit that more expert users might be able to get it to work straight away.

  Summary

  I use Mathematica every day in my work as an experimental cosmologist at NASA. I use it for designing scientific instruments and for solving many statistical problems. I tend to use IDL for numerical computation, but for symbolic work Mathematica is unparalleled in my experience. Yes, I still occasionally have to call on the standard post-gradualte level texts, but Mathematica is indispensable.

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• This Product is Superb.

  mkmohantyAugust 22, 2010

  Pros

  i mostly liked the 3d modelling graphs their visuals are most pleasant.

  Cons

  nothing specifically.

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