Mathematical softwareMathematical software is software used to model, analyze or calculate numeric, symbolic or geometric data.[1] Evolution of mathematical software
Numerical analysis and symbolic computation had been in most important place of the subject, but other kind of them is also growing now. A useful mathematical knowledge of such as algorism which exist before the invention of electronic computer, helped to mathematical software developing. On the other hand, by the growth of computing power (such as seeing on Moore's law), the new treatment (for example, a new kind of technique such as data assimilation which combined numerical analysis and statistics) needing conversely the progress of the mathematical science or applied mathematics. Solvers
A solver is a piece of mathematical software, possibly in the form of a stand-alone computer program or as a software library, that 'solves' a mathematical problem. A solver takes problem descriptions in some sort of generic form and calculates their solution. In a solver, the emphasis is on creating a program or library that can easily be applied to other problems of similar type. Software calculatorA software calculator allows the user to perform simple mathematical operations, like addition, multiplication, exponentiation and trigonometry. Data input is typically manual, and the output is a text label. Computer algebra systemsMany mathematical suites are computer algebra systems that use symbolic mathematics. They are designed to solve classical algebra equations and problems in human readable notation. StatisticsMany tools are available for statistical analysis of data. See also Comparison of statistical packages. Theorem provers and proof assistantsOptimization softwareGeometryNumerical analysisThe Netlib repository contains various collections of software routines for numerical problems, mostly in Fortran and C. Commercial products implementing many different numerical algorithms include the IMSL, NMath and NAG libraries; a free alternative is the GNU Scientific Library. A different approach is taken by the Numerical Recipes library, where emphasis is placed on clear understanding of algorithms. Many computer algebra systems (listed above) can also be used for numerical computations. Music mathematics softwareMusic mathematics software utilizes mathematics to analyze or synthesize musical symbols and patterns.
WebsitesA growing number of mathematical software is available in web browsers, without the need to download or install any code.[5] Programming librariesLow-level mathematical libraries intended for use within other programming languages:
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