Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica
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HN comment orderThis needs examples front and center. Seriously, why is this not more common? When I go to your landing page I want to see how awesome your thing is. A few examples is all it takes. Show me something like this In[6]:= Derivative[1][Sin] Out[6]= Cos[#1]& In[7]:= Derivative[2][Sin] Out[7]=-Sin[#1]& Don't make me go to documentation. Also don't compare it to Mathematica if it isn't as intuitive as Mathematica (seriously, it is wildly popular because simple things you don't have to look…
If you're looking for a mature alternative, Maxima CAS (http://maxima.sourceforge.net/) is worth looking into. It doesn't aim for syntax compatibility with Mathematica as this does, but it is quite usable and fast.
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-09 | Mathics: A free, light-weight alternative to MathematicaFirst breakout | Jerry2 | 178 | 73 |
| 2018-10-30 | Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica | flying_sheep | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-05-07 | Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to MathematicaBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | dvfjsdhgfv | 360 | 83 |