Re: Which computer language program is best for undergrads?


"Ben Bacarisse" <ben.usenet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Bartc" <bc@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

"Jon Harrop" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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cr88192 wrote:
I would vote for C, Java, or C++.
C and Java are both fairly good for doing math, should both be
acceptably
easy to learn, and are IMO both decently good languages in general.

Try doing:

Integrate[Sqrt[Tan[x]], x]

in C/C++. :-)

I make it about 0.72 in the range 0..1. Anywhere close?

Yes, but I think the expected answer was more like:

<snip equation>

Yes I had a feeling this was what Jon Harrop was after.

But I don't really call this programming as I understand it.

Re-reading the OP's post, I think he's being asked to choose a conventional
programming language to do conventional programming. Maybe tools such as
Mathematica are already on hand (if in fact it's needed at all for a Maths
degree; I've no idea).

--
Bartc



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