Applied Math
Creating Cartoon Voices with Math
Have you ever wanted to create a humorous or entertaining voice like a cartoon character’s voice for a get-well video, a Valentine’s video, the narration for a DVD…
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Applied Math
The Game of Life in Octave
The Game of Life is a simple cellular automaton invented by mathematician John Conway. The Game of Life consists of a two dimensional grid of cells. Each cell…
Applied Math
Associative Arrays and Cellular Automata in Octave
An associative array, also known as a dictionary, map, mapping, or hash table, is a powerful data structure that is built into many modern programming languages such as…
Applied Math
Plotting and Graphics in Octave
Introduction This is the fourth article in an occasional series of articles about Octave, a free open-source numerical programming environment that is mostly compatible with MATLAB. This series…
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The Scope of Mathematical Programming Projects
This article discusses the scope of mathematical programming projects using the example of several successful open source/free software projects. In the author’s experience, it is common to encounter…
Applied Math
Using Maxima Output in Octave
Introduction This is the third in a series of articles on Octave starting with Octave, An Alternative to the High Cost of MATLAB. Octave is a free, both…
Applied Math
Using Octave, a Free MATLAB Alternative
Introduction Octave is a free, both free as in beer and free as in speech, MATLAB compatible numerical programming tool available under the GNU General Public License. MATLAB,…
Applied Math
Octave: An Alternative to the High Cost of MATLAB
Introduction Octave is a free (both free as in beer and free as in speech) MATLAB compatible numerical programming tool available under the GNU General Public License. MATLAB,…
Applied Math
Improve your math and programming skills with Project Euler
Project Euler can be an addictive site for people who are passionate about mathematics and programming. You don’t need to be an expert in either of these two…
Applied Math
Complex Algorithm Research and Development: Harder Than Many Think
An algorithm is a procedure or formula for solving a problem. For the purposes of this article, a complex algorithm is defined as an algorithm that embodies advanced…
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An almost convincing start for Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram Research finally launched Wolfram|Alpha, the much talked about “computational knowledge engine”. It’s unusual description is justified by the fact that we are not dealing with a search…
Applied Math
A New Kind of Search
Seven years ago Stephen Wolfram published A New Kind of Science. I remember the hype surrounding this book. Journalists jumped at the chance to praise a heavy tome…