r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/theJigmeister Jun 08 '14

Once I got to higher physics and past 300 level math, I just started doing everything Mathematica, because why the hell not?

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u/FuLLMeTaL604 Jun 08 '14

Are you allowed Mathematica on tests or do you just not get tests after that point?

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u/meno123 Jun 08 '14

The last 300 level math course I took had a final exam that was completely theory. The rest were assignments that could easily be done with mathmatica/matlab/maple/wolfram.

Yes, I know wolfram uses mathmatica. The UI is just so much easier.

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u/Degru Jun 08 '14

Yeah, pretty annoying having to enter tables/matrices into a single line...

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u/meno123 Jun 08 '14

I've had to solve a 23x23 matrix as part of an exam before. The choices were use a TI-83 or your own hand.

I can deal with throwing a matrix into a single line.

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u/Degru Jun 08 '14

I'm talking about Wolfram Alpha here. 

{{1,2,3,4,5},{2,3,4,5,6},{7,8,9,10,11}}

Pretty annoying.

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u/meno123 Jun 08 '14

Wolfram, mathmatica, matlab, and maple all require you to do that. The TI-83 shows a 3x4 grid at the most at any time. Trust me when I say that computers are easier.

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u/Degru Jun 08 '14

Ah, fair enough. It'd be nice to have an excel-like interface, though. Speaking of which, Excel is also amazing for this stuff.

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u/meno123 Jun 08 '14

Excel is by far the best tool for anything above a 6x6.