Python and Math

[Bill Cunningham]

"Rustom Mody" <rustompmody at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:09bbda59-9c37-44b0-acfc-0571d4fe8fcb at googlegroups.com...

> What does the word 'mathematical' connote for you?
> On the whole the term is so wide that its hard to answer without some
> more context.
>
> For example there's numpy,scipy for numerical and scientific* computing, 
> there's sage, ipython etc.
>
>
> Today many people who want a general purpose programming language with
> a mathematical flair, choose Haskell
>
> For statistics R is quite unbeatable (I am told), which is not python
> or any of the others you mention.
>
> Then there are specialized theorem proving systems.
>
> Another question you should answer is "Whats the first programming
> language you know?"

    Well linear algebra and gaussian elemination. Expanding and factoring 
equations of all degrees and identities. Not so much statistics. Some 
geometry. Euclidean and spatial.

Bill