Re:Will it rot my students' brains if they use Mathematica? ...
by BeetleB on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:28AM
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> Between SageMath, Numpy, scikit-learn, Pandas, Folium etc. Python can probably match Mathematica feature for feature and even beat it in some cutting edge research areas.
Haven't tried Folium, but from people who are familiar with both: The number of ways Mathematica has an edge over Sage (in terms of math capabilities, not interface), significantly outnumbers the reverse comparison.
Sage is better in a few ways. Mathematica is better in many ways.
Still, for the typical undergrad curriculum, Sage is probably good enough.
Haven't tried Folium, but from people who are familiar with both: The number of ways Mathematica has an edge over Sage (in terms of math capabilities, not interface), significantly outnumbers the reverse comparison.
Sage is better in a few ways. Mathematica is better in many ways.
Still, for the typical undergrad curriculum, Sage is probably good enough.