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From: mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mathematical graphing?
Keywords: Math plotting graphics
Message-ID: <868@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: 23 Oct 89 18:08:56 GMT
References: <864@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> <2581@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Reply-To: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA
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In article <2581@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> wilkins@jarthur.UUCP (Mark Wilkins) writes:
:
:In article <864@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes:
:
::Does anyone know of any good software to plot mathematical functions on the
::Mac?  I don't want something like Mathematica (well, let me rephrase:  I can't
::afford Mathematica!), but just something that given 1/2x^2e^-x will give me
::a plot in the x-y plane.
:
:   Well, if you are at MIT you should be able to get the Mathematica
:University Discount, which would allow you to buy it at $160.00.
:
:   However, if Mathematica is REALLY not your thing, you might look into
:KaleidaGraph (sp?), a new package which is intended for just the sort of
:thing you're looking for.  I am not sure who publishes it.
:
:          -- Mark Wilkins
:           wilkins@jarthur.claremont.edu

Well, yes, I SHOULD be able to buy Mathematica (for my Plus, even) at the
educational discount.  However, because Wolfram Research apparently predicates
their selling to university stores at a discount upon the software being
bundled with every new Mac II sold, and since our store is unwilling to do
that, I can't get it.  I'm mighty upset 'bout that, since I'd buy it in an
instant.
 
Thanks to the folks who have written suggesting the Kinko's software and the
upcoming software from the folks who did Expressionist.  Any other ideas?

--Mike

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