Mathematics, Simulation, Lab Software
Simulation :
Imitating or estimating how events might occur in a real situation. It can involve complex mathematical modeling, role playing without the aid of technology, or combinations. The value lies in the placing you under realistic conditions, that change as a result of behavior of others involved so you cannot anticipate the sequence of events or the final outcome.
From: ag.arizona.edu/futures/home/glossary.html
SciGraphica
SciGraphica is a scientific application for data analysis and technical graphics. It pretends to be a clone of the popular commercial (and expensive) application "Microcal Origin". It fully supplies plotting features for 2D, 3D and polar charts. The aim is to obtain a fully-featured, cross-plattform, user-friendly, self-growing scientific application. It is free and open-source, released under the GPL license.
Main features:
You can plot functions and manipulate data in worksheets.
You can open several worksheets and plots and work with them interactively and at the same time.
The plots are fully configurable using a control panel dialog.
The look and feel is completely WYSIWYG.
Production/Publication quality PostScript output.
You can interact with the plots double-clicking, dragging and moving objects with the mouse.
Native XML file format.
You can insert Python expressions in the worksheets.
Terminal with command-line Python interface for interacting with plots and worksheets
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