What are some freeware alternatives to Maple, Matlab, and Mathematica besides Scilab?

Question

I am an undergraduate Physics researcher, and I need to find an affordable alternative to Maple, Matlab, or Mathematica. I have already found Scilab, but I wanted to know if there are any other options available. Both my research adviser and I use Macs, so something that runs on Unix or Mac (ideally) is preferred.

Answer 1

Maxima

Answer 2

Mathematica Alternatives

Answer 3

I don't think there's a freeware alternative that even comes close to the power and capability of the commercial packages. I wish there were. $2500 for Mathematica 6 is a lot of money.

Answer 4

Octave



www.gnu.org/software/octave/



Completely free



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