Questions tagged [math-software]
For help with mathematical questions arising from software such as Maple, MATLAB, Mathcad, Pari/GP, R, and the WolframAlpha website, etc. Consider posting questions about Mathematica at the Mathematica StackExchange instead. For GAP, SAGE, and MAGMA, one might use tags (computer-algebra-systems), (gap), (sage), (magma-cas).
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What mathematics software should engineering students use? [closed]
What mathematics software should engineering students use? Is it correct that much of the engineering industry relies on MATLAB, making it the tool many graduates will encounter in professional ...
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Converting an elliptic curve to Edwards form
Suppose $C$ is the plane curve cut out by the equation $$ u^2 + \frac{8}{3} uv + v^2 = \frac{5}{3} - u^2 v^2 . $$ Can you provide an explicit change of coordinates that puts this curve in Edwards form,...
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Software for Smith normal form over non-integral domains
Is there a software that can compute Smith normal forms for matrices over non-integral domains, e.g. $\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$ for composite $n$? I use Sage but sadly it cannot handle non-integral ...
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Plotting functions in a way consistent with measure theory
So as far as I understand, modern plotting software work by filling every pixel that intersects the graph of the function. While this works pretty well for contineous functions, it is clear why this ...
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Desmos weird graph for $x+1=\frac{6x^2}{y}$
I have been learning about asymptotes recently. I thought that any constant value $C$ of a variable that makes the denominator equal to zero will cause there to be an asymptote (namely, variable = $C$...
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SageMath's Automaton method number_of_words error
Consider the language of those $w\in \{a,b,c,d\}^*$ that contain $ab$. Corresponding DFA is (written in SageMath): ...
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catenary curve specified by length and slope
It's a bit strange but I need to draw a catenary from the vertex, to specified length and terminating at a specified slope. ...
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Closed form of $\int_{(0,1)^5} \frac{xy^2 z(1-z)u}{(1-xyzuv)(1-yzuv)(1-yzu)(1-zu)} dxdydzdudv$
Using Maple or Mathematica or otherwise, I need to find closed form for $$\int_{(0,1)^5} \frac{xy^2 z(1-z)u}{(1-xyzuv)(1-yzuv)(1-yzu)(1-zu)} dxdydzdudv$$ I entered the following code in Maple: NULL; ...
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Why $(-1)^{1/5}$ is such a big trouble for calculators?
We all know that $(-1)^{1/5}=\sqrt[5]{-1}$, and hence $$(-1)^{1/5}=-1.$$ Yet, when inserting this expression on a handheld calculator I got Math ERROR. I bit ...
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MAGMA returning non-principal ideals when factorizing primes over a ring of integers in a PID
I am working through Will Steins Math129 course, some of which requires the use of MAGMA. Specifically, assignment two (question 2a) requires the factorization of the ideal (2004) over the Gaussian ...
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Is there any software that lets one explore group ring and category theory that is tailored for self-tuition using a Constructionist approach
Is there any software that lets one explore group theory, ring theory, and category theory visually that is tailored for self-tuition purposes? I follow Logo inventor Seymour Papert's Constructionist ...
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Galois group and subfield of a polynomial with coefficients in a bivariate function field
Consider the following polynomial $p$ in three variables, a main one called $x$ and two secondary ones $b$ and $c$. The $x^ib^jc^k$ coefficient is p[i][j][k], using ...
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Software to do numerical calculations for differential geometry
I am looking for software packages that can be used to do numerical computations on differential manifolds. I know there are several packages to do symbolical calculations, but I am interested in ...
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Question About this Sine Equation’s Solution Set
Within the interval of [0, 2$\pi$), Why are the solutions to $\sin^2 3x - \sin^2 x = 0$ (when graphed on Desmos) $\frac{\pi}{4}$, $\frac{3\pi}{4}$, $\frac{5\pi}{4}$, $\frac{7\pi}{4}$ and not $0$, $\...
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Software for closest vector problem in $F_2$ [closed]
I need to solve exactly the closest vector problem over the field $F_2$ with 2 elements, and I am looking for a software that can do better than my brute-force code in C. Specifically, I have a list ...