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I remember being a kid and fawning over the upgrade from a TI-86 (which could not do symbolic manipulation) to the TI-89 (which could). As an adult and OSS ent
by haberman 3y ago
I remember being a kid and fawning over the upgrade from a TI-86 (which could not do symbolic manipulation) to the TI-89 (which could).
As an adult and OSS enthusiast, I've often wondered if there is an OSS option that can at least match, and ideally exceed, the TI-89's capabilities. Is SymPy it? I've had a few reasonably good experiences with SymPy, but I don't know much about the theoretical underpinnings of CAS, or how SymPy compares to competing offerings.
- taeric 3y agoDepends what you mean? Mathematica is quite impressive. Many symbolic options exist in lisps. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10355112/why-is-lisp-so-often-connected-to-symbolic-computation https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10355112/why-is-lisp-so-... is a good answer that goes over some of the reason for that.
- haberman 3y agoMathematica is certainly as powerful as a TI-89, but not OSS.
- taeric 3y agoRight, though you can get a free license with raspberry pi, I think? https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ I'm sure there are restrictions, but likely not a concern for hobby interests?