Top "Scientific-computing" questions

Use this tag for questions about using computers in science.

What can MATLAB do that R cannot do?

I often hear people complain how expensive MATLAB licenses are. Then I wonder why they don't just use Octave or …

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binning data in python with scipy/numpy

is there a more efficient way to take an average of an array in prespecified bins? for example, i have …

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Plotting with C#

C# seems to show some promise for scientific computing, but I found very little about one plotting 2D graphs, which …

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Interactive large plot with ~20 million sample points and gigabytes of data

I have got a problem (with my RAM) here: it's not able to hold the data I want to plot. …

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How to represent scientific notation in C

How do I represent extremely large or small numbers in C with a certain amount of significant figures. For example, …

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Principal components analysis using pandas dataframe

How can I calculate Principal Components Analysis from data in a pandas dataframe?

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Which IDE for scientific computing and plotting in Python?

I am currently using R for all my scientific computing and plotting, but I would like to explore Python. I …

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True or false output based on a probability

Is there a standard function for Python which outputs True or False probabilistically based on the input of a random …

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multithreaded blas in python/numpy

I am trying to implement a large number of matrix-matrix multiplications in Python. Initially, I assumed that NumPy would use …

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Open source alternative to MATLAB's fmincon function?

Is there an open-source alternative to MATLAB's fmincon function for constrained linear optimization? I'm rewriting a MATLAB program to use …

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