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It truly, truly sucks that Mathematica would cost me nearly a month of pay. I'd love to have it and use it, but that is just far too much.
by llimllib 18y ago
It truly, truly sucks that Mathematica would cost me nearly a month of pay. I'd love to have it and use it, but that is just far too much.
- kqr2 18y agoMaybe you can try sage: http://wiki.sagemath.org/sage_mathematica http://wiki.sagemath.org/sage_mathematica
- llimllib 18y agoI love all the components that sage is built on, and am a huge python nerd, though I haven't tried sage itself. Mathematica just does some super cool things and encourages a different pattern of thought, which I'd love to play with.
- jonknee 18y agoAt least they have a hell of an educational discount. Probably the biggest I have seen.
- llimllib 18y agoI learn things sometimes... do I qualify? (seriously though, I'm not a student. 2 credits at Johns Hopkins, right down the street, are about the same price as Mathematica)
- ciscoriordan 18y agoGo take that class at Johns Hopkins, then click on this link: http://store.wolfram.com/view/app/mathforstudents http://store.wolfram.com/view/app/mathforstudents - $139.95 for a fully functional student version. You can also get a semester version for $44.95. "Note: Mathematica for Students is intended for students enrolled in accredited academic institutions and is for use on a student's own personal computer."
- Dilpil 18y agoOf course, $139 is far too high for a student.
- lliiffee 18y agoTons of students pay $100 for books. Tons of students pay $10,000-$30,000 for tuition.
- blasdel 18y agoBut no students pay for software
- lliiffee 18y agoI suppose many don't. I guess it depends on the meaning of "too high" for a student. I took it to mean "students cannot afford to pay $139" rather than "at $139, students will prefer to get the software illegally, even though they could pay if they chose to".