Questions on arithmetic operations in Mathematica.
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Why is arithmetic faster for inexact arithmetic?
I have been trying to compute eigenvalues of a rather sizable matrix A, about $500 \times 500$ (but sparse). I asked Mathematica to compute ...
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Rounding values [duplicate]
In Mathematica 8 when I enter 1 - 0.99 - 0.01 I get 8.67362*10^-18 instead of zero. How do I fix this problem?
I am getting ...
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Is there a way to show the details of a numerical computation?
I have recently started using Mathematica as a calculator while teaching (definitely overkill, but I try to use as few tools as possible). I would like my students to be able to trace simple numerical ...
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Should 0 * 5ft be 0 or 0ft?
After playing with the new quantity system in Mathematica 9 for a while, I keep stumbling over this issue:
0 * Quantity[1, "Meters"]
is not the same as
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Non Commutative Multiply [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Non-commutative symbolic linear algebra
I want to multiply two matrices, for example,
A = {{e, f}, {g, h}}
B = {{a, b}, {c, d}}
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Why can't I remove Orderless from Plus?
I am making some random algebra equations, and I want to have the ordering be random too, such that if my random equation generator makes x+1, the output stays ...
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Expressing a decimal as a fraction in lowest terms
How can I express a decimal such as 0.1845095405274387 as a fraction in its lowest terms?
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Sum of Squares without multiplication
I want to sum the squares for a given number N from 1 without using Multiplication. Is it possible?
