[Chicago] Has anyone used Maple?

[Randy Baxley]

Braintree hosts the event.  Cars in the loop are moronic not pythonic.

On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Lewit, Douglas <d-lewit at neiu.edu> wrote:

> Hey thanks Lane.  I never heard of Spot Hero.  Sounds interesting.  When I
> visit Chicago I usually just park at Loyola University on the north side
> (Devon & Sheridan) and then take buses and trains, or I park my car at
> Northeastern.... and again take buses and trains!  Why did this meetup
> group decide on the Merchandise Mart?
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Lane Campbell <lane at strapr.com> wrote:
>
>> Parking does suck around merchandise mart.  I either cab it over or try
>> to find something close using spot hero.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 14, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Lewit, Douglas <d-lewit at neiu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> First off, thanks for the invitation to the meeting on Thursday evening.
>> What's the parking situation like at the Merchandise Mart?  I'm tempted to
>> just park at Loyola and then take the train over.  I hate parking in
>> downtown.  Difficult and expensive.
>>
>> Has anyone used Maple software for mathematics?  I used it a lot when I
>> was working on my math degree, and then kind of forgot about it for a few
>> years, and just it used on and off a little.  I recently purchased their
>> 2015 version and wow!  I love it.  It actually has a lot in common with
>> Python.  There are of course some big differences.  The arrays are
>> 1-indexed instead of 0-indexed.  Python is a general-purpose programming
>> language while Maple is really intended for mathematical and statistical
>> research.  Python is object-oriented.  Maple can implement modules of code,
>> and can also implement subroutines or sub-programs, but I think technically
>> Maple's programming language is procedural.  But both are interpreted and
>> weakly typed (or dynamically typed, depending on the terminology that you
>> prefer to use) and both are excellent choices for complex data analysis.
>>
>> Of course the big difference is Maple is commercial software while Python
>> is free and open source.  Also, I suspect that Maple's computer algebra
>> power surpasses the power of Python's Sympy package.  Sympy is very good,
>> but when it comes to computer algebra you really can't compete with Maple.
>> In fact, I think that's really what Maple was originally designed
>> for--computer algebra.
>>
>> I appreciate your feedback.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Douglas Lewit
>>
>> P.S.  Don't forget to let me know about parking at the Merchandise Mart!
>> Is anyone driving from the northern suburbs?  Can I persuade anyone to
>> carpool with me?  I'm a good suburban driver, but I get kind of nervous
>> when I'm forced to drive in Chicago, especially downtown Chicago.
>>
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