If the mention of algebra conjures bad memories of math classes, a Python library called SymPy could change your mind about the subject. With SymPy, algebraic operations become easier than tedious ...

The * means the namespace for all functions in SymPy are loaded, so we can call them directly without having to preface them with the package name. Vectors and Matrices are created as instances of a ...

I have covered several different software packages for doing scientific computation in Linux Journal, but I haven't spent as much time describing available libraries and the kind of work that can be ...