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### What free software can I use to solve a system of linear equations containing an unknown?

Question: What free software can I use to solve a system of linear equations $M\mathbf{x}=\mathbf{y}$ where the entries of $\mathbf{y}$ vary with an unknown quantity $n$? Presumably I could do ...
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### What is the fastest computational graph theory package?

What is the fastest computational graph theory package with respect to executing algorithms and computing graph theoretic data? I am aware of this related question, which requests graph theory ...
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### How do I determine if two of my software's representation of algebraic numbers are equal?

I have software which stores information about algebraic numbers with absolute precision. If you build it up by creating instances of a Python representation of an integer, float, Decimal, or string, ...
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### Best graphing program for Mac or PC?

I just bought the highest end iMac, with a student discount, of course, and was wondering what is the best graphing program out there. A program that can graph any equation that I throw at it AND one ...
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### A (contour?) integration (even if by using Mathematica!)

I need to be able to calculate integrals of this type where the sum over $R$ is the sum over representations of a Lie group $G$ on whom $dU$ is the Haar measure and $\chi _ R ()$ is the character of ...
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### What's the best way to detect an algebraic number?

Suppose you calculate the first few (dozen, hundred) digits of a number which you believe to be a rational number. You can calculate the continued fraction for the number and truncate after a large ...
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### Plot Y-Range on Mathematica

I have a plot that I would like to slightly manipulate in Mathematica. Here is the code I am entering: Plot[{x, 2^x, log_2(x)}, {x, -1, 3}] As you can see $x$, $2^x$, and $log_2(x)$ are all ...
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### Computing with ideals:  over $K$ or over $\mathbb{Q}\subseteq K$? does it matter?

I'm beginning to learn to use SINGULAR, the computer algebra system (CAS) for commutative algebra. NOTATION: If $K$ is a field of characteristic $0$, then $\mathbb{Q}\subseteq K$; otherwise ...
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### Computing relations on the columns of a matrix

Given an $m\times n$ (with $n>m)$ matrix $M$ over a polynomial ring $R=k[x_1,...,x_n]$, suppose that every column of $M$ is an $R$-linear combination of $m$ specified columns. I would like to ...
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### Find $k^{th}$ root of $M \in GL(n,F_2)$

Given $M \in GL(n,F_2)$ which is known to have a $k^{th}$ root. How can I find a root algorithmically? Can I find all roots? Other than being invertible and having a $k^{th}$ root I know nothing of ...
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