Mathics - A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica

Re:Mathics - A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by jfarmer on Sunday February 10, 2013 @07:24PM (#5198626)

Any mathematician will agree: mathematics is invariant under change of notation.

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Re:Mathics - A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by sprash on Monday February 11, 2013 @06:12AM (#5200253)

But sometimes the right notation can make things simpler and easier to understand. (e.g. Einsteins Four-Vectors)

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Re:Mathics - A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by Evbn on Monday February 11, 2013 @10:35AM (#5201258)

But mathematics communication is not, hence new fields coming to life when a great notation is introduced.

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