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From: reggie@paradyne.com (George W. Leach)
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Subject: Fortran for Math Majors
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Date: 12 Feb 91 15:15:52 GMT
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      A student of mine had a question that I wanted to pose to the members
of this newsgroup.  This person intends on majoring in Math and perhaps
minoring in CS.  The question pertains to how much is Fortran used in a
typical Mathematics Department for undergraduate coursework?  The reason
for the question is that this person wants to decide if she should purchase
a PC-based compiler or not.


      Is any other language used in Math Departments other than Fortran?
Are there libraries available that you use for special purposes?  If so,
are they typically used on a PC?


Thanks,

George


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