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Re:So You Want to Learn Physics on Monday August 21, 2023 @03:38AM (#37206471)
Introduction to the Physics of Fluids and Solids by James Trefil might be interesting for you.
Re:A new release for GNU Octave on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @06:46AM (#25441488)
I'm not sure how relevant it is. I use it almost everyday (EE). For me it basically serves as my (very advanced) calculator. If my scripts get above a certain complexity, I'll move to Python, but for smaller things I much prefer Octave.
Re:Abelian sandpile model on Sunday September 02, 2018 @07:04AM (#17896553)
Also on numberphile: https://youtu.be/1MtEUErz7Gg
I'm pretty sure being number 1 on HN will give him some sales. So a post-mortem can be part of a good marketing campaign.
Re:Scilab – Open source software for numerical computation on Saturday September 16, 2017 @03:05PM (#15266119)
I know that this is the common opinion, but I don't agree in every case. Clearly for writing an application Python is superior. But for doing calculations, I much prefer Matlab (or Octave, for really small Stuff).