Re: Mathematica 4.0
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- Subject: [mg74500] Re: Mathematica 4.0
- From: Thomas Dickens <lonelyz at att.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:08:14 -0500 (EST)
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All, Thanks again. I would be doing a lot of numerical computations, so it sounds like at some point I should upgrade. Maybe when a new version comes out one will be able to find 5.2 at bargain prices! Best wishes, Tom On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:31:53 +0000 (UTC), "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name> wrote: >Or you could subscribe to premier service, always have the latest >version, and be able to use the Eclipse plugin (aka Wolfram >Workbench). OOTH, that costs a lot. > >On 3/19/07, Drago Ganic <dganic at vodatel.net> wrote: >> Hi, >> Version 4 was much faster than 3.0 and was also the first major version >> where assumption technology was introduced. But, for example the Mathematica >> Book wasn't changed so much. I think it was the minor of all major versions in >> terms of changes to the end user. >> >> To me, the biggest changes where 3.0 and 5.1. >> >> If you have 3.0 I suggest to stick to it and change to 6.0 which should be a >> huge improvement (something like 3.0 or even bigger). >> >> Greetings, >> Drago >> >> "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:etikqh$j8m$1 at smc.vnet.net... >> >I will add to Chris's reply that version 3 was like a revolution >> > compare to 2.2 for example. >> > This evolution was not so advanced (in my point of view!) from version >> > 3 to version 4. >> > >> > A good book mentioning the changes taken place in versions 3 and 4 is >> > the >> > Beginer's Guide to Mathematica version 4 by Glynn and Gray. >> > >> > Also you can take a look in the following links >> > >> > http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/newin4/ >> > http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/newin4/new_list.html >> > >> > However to answer your question completely you have to point out your >> > major area of applications and in what degree you used Mathematica. >> > >> > For example if you are interested in numerical >> > computations in version 4 the introduction of packed arrays took place >> > resulting >> > in considerable decrease in computations timings. >> > >> > >> > Kind Regards >> > Dimitris >> > >> > >> > =CF/=C7 Thomas Dickens =DD=E3=F1=E1=F8=E5: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I use Mathematica 3.0 at home. I can't afford to buy 5.2, but have >> >> noticed a copy of 4.0 for sale. Are the differences between 3..0 -> >> >> 4.0 worthwhile? >> >> >> >> I know this is a question with no single answer, I just wanted some >> >> opinions! >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tom >> > >> > >> >> >> >>