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There are two nice math/scripting programs for the mac:
There are two nice math/scripting programs for the mac:
# Scilab
* Scilab
# Octive
* Octive


[[For Scilab:]]
==For Scilab:==
Full gooey for mac (windows and linux) with a compiled app ready to install. This is a great app and nice interface, but the coding is different than MatLab and Octive.
Full gooey for mac (windows and linux) with a compiled app ready to install. This is a great app and nice interface, but the coding is different than MatLab and Octive.
Go to http://www.scilab.org/products/scilab/download
The application is ready to install and run.


To download:
* Scilab: http://www.scilab.org/products/scilab/download
* After downloading, move the application to the application folder. The application is ready to install and run.


[[For Octive:]]
==For Octive:==
Is a terminal based without a gooey interface. However, with the aid of Aquaterm it can also do graphing.
Is a terminal based without a gooey interface. However, with the aid of Aquaterm it can also do graphing.

To download:
To download:
#Octive: http://octave.sourceforge.net/
* Octive: http://octave.sourceforge.net/
#Aquaterm: http://sourceforge.net/projects/aquaterm/
* Aquaterm: http://sourceforge.net/projects/aquaterm/
* After downloading, move the applications to the applications folder. The applications is ready to install and run.

Revision as of 22:27, 6 October 2010

There are two nice math/scripting programs for the mac:

  • Scilab
  • Octive

For Scilab:

Full gooey for mac (windows and linux) with a compiled app ready to install. This is a great app and nice interface, but the coding is different than MatLab and Octive.

To download:

For Octive:

Is a terminal based without a gooey interface. However, with the aid of Aquaterm it can also do graphing.

To download: