gt7601b@prism.gatech.EDU (TSUNG,FU-LIN) (07/28/90)
Greetings Can anyone tell me what mathematica can do that the theorist can't. I have heard a lot of good things about the theorist, but since I am not familiar w/ either, and the difference is about a couple hundred dollars, just want to know what I'll be missing if I buy the Theorist. Thanks.
spencer@eecs.umich.edu (Spencer W. Thomas) (07/30/90)
In article <11916@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt7601b@prism.gatech.EDU (TSUNG,FU-LIN) writes: > Can anyone tell me what mathematica can do that the theorist can't. Quickly: Mathematica is programmable, Theorist isn't. But Theorist is nice, it's smaller, and it's cheaper. It works quite differently. It took me a while to get used to the style. Basically, it automates the process you would go through on paper trying to manipulate equations. You can rearrange equations, expand, collect, simplify, and substitute one equation into another. You see the whole history of what you've done. Mathematica is more automatic. On the other hand, the user interface in Theorist is generally much nicer than Mathematica's. -- =Spencer W. Thomas EECS Dept, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 spencer@eecs.umich.edu 313-936-2616 (8-6 E[SD]T M-F)