[LON-CAPA-users] looking for linear algebra library

Guy Albertelli II lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:09:22 -0500


Hi Jay,

> Thanks for the pointer. I think I will like using the maxima
> interface. However, I'm stuck trying to figure out how to pass a
> matrix from maxima into a perl variable.

Of course if you used the perl interface you wouldn't need to parse
the output:

<problem>
<script type="loncapa/perl">
  $B = &mat([[10,0,0],[0,3,0],[0,0,1]])->inv()->coef();
  $tmp = $B->[0][0];
</script>
$tmp
</problem>

:-)

> 
> Based on the example below, from the output, it looks like maxima
> received the correct matrix input and evaluated the inverse matrix
> correctly. How could I assign the output of the &cas routine to a
> multidimensional perl array? Any tips? Thanks.
> 
> code:
> <problem>
> <script type="loncapa/perl">
> $s= 'maxima';
> @B = ();
> $str = &cas($s,'invert(matrix([10,0,0],[0,3,0],[0,0,1]))');
> $str=~s/matrix//;
> @B = $str;
> $tmp = $B[0][0];
> </script>
> $str<br/>
> $tmp
> </problem>
> 
> output:
> ([1/10,0,0],[0,1/3,0],[0,0,1])
> $tmp
> 
> JS
> 
> On Nov 18, 2007 4:53 PM, Peter Riegler <p.riegler@fh-wolfenbuettel.de> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > loncapa provides access to maxima, a free computer algebra system.
> > Maxima comes with all the functionalities you need here.
> > You might want to have a look at the ressources at
> > /res/fhwf/username/Mathematik/LineareAlgebra
> > or
> > /res/nds/username/Mathematik/LineareAlgebra
> >
> > Most of them are in German, but the source code should be available.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > Jay Sullivan wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone have a linear algebra perl library they would mind sharing?
> > >
> > > I'm looking for basic matrix functionality: matrix add, subtract,
> > > multiply, determinant, inverse
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jay
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> > --
> > Peter Riegler
> > Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenb?ttel
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> > Tel. +49 5331 939 6314, Fax. +49 5331 939 6002
> > email: p.riegler@fh-wolfenbuettel.de
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