Oberwolfach References on Mathematical Software

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3D-XplorMath

The primary goal of 3D-XplorMath is to allow users with little or no programming experience to see, with minimal effort, concrete visual representations of many different categories of mathematical objects and processes. To accomplish this, objects from each category are described internally by well-designed, parameterized data structures, and for each category a variety of rendering methods is provided to permit visualization of objects of the category in ways that are appropriate for various purposes. Each of the hundreds of built-in objects known to the program is assigned carefully chosen defaults so that, when the object is selected from a menu, the program can immediately construct a standard example of the object and render it in an optimized view. The user may then use various menus and dialogs to alter the parameters describing the shape and coloration of the object, change the viewpoint from which it is seen, select different rendering methods, etc. Moreover, as its name suggests, the program can display objects such as surfaces, space curves and polyhedra using various stereo techniques. In addition to the many built-in objects known to the program, a user can create "user-defined" objects by entering formulas using standard mathematical notation. Visualizations created by the program can be saved in jpeg and other graphic formats and the data defining 3D objects can be exported to other 3D programs (e.g., Bryce or POV-Ray) in formats such as .obj and .inc. Both built-in and user-defined objects can depend on parameters, and the program can create morphing animations by moving along a path in the parameter space, and these animations can then be saved as QuickTime movies. Each of the built-in objects has associated to it a so-called ATO (About This Object) file that provides documentation for the object. An early and more developed version of the program, written in Object Pascal, runs under the Macintosh Operating System and a Java-based cross-platform version is now also available.

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EViews

Eviews supports general statistical analysis and econometric analyses (cross-section, panel data analysis, time series estimation and forecasting). It combines spreadsheet and relational database technology with the traditional tasks found in statistical software. Among its numerous data formats are Excel, databases, PSPP/SPSS, DAP/SAS, Stata, RATS, and TSP. Compatible: numerous formats, including databank format, Excel formats, PSPP/SPSS, DAP/SAS, Stata, RATS, and TSP

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GOBLIN Graph Library

A C++ class library including the whole bunch of standard algorithms in graph optimization and drawing. On top of this, a Tcl/Tk wrapper and a GUI for manipulating and editing of graphs.

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gretl - Gnu Regression, Econometrics and Time-series Library

Gretl is a statistical package. It was developed mainly for econometrics. It has as well scripting capabilities as an easy intuitive interface. It features a wide variety of estimators, time series methods limited dependent variables. It has several times been applied in the Journal of Applied Econometrics.

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JMP

JMP provides a comprehensive set of statistical tools as well as design of experiments and statistical quality control in a single package. It allows for custom programming and script development via JSL, "JMP Scripting Language".

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JMulTi

JMulTi is an interactive software designed for univariate and multivariate time series analysis. It has a Java graphical user interface that uses an external engine for statistical computations. It has been designed for certain econometric procedures in time series analysis, especially some of them not available in other packages, like Impulse Response Analysis with bootstrapped confidence intervals for VAR/VEC modelling.

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OxMetrics

The family of software packages for the econometric analysis of time series, forecasting, econometric model selection and for the statistical analysis of cross-section data and panel data.

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PLTMG

PLTMG is a package for solving elliptic partial differential equations in general regions of the plane. It is based on continuous piecewise linear triangular finite elements, and features adaptive local mesh refinement, multigraph iteration, and pseudo-arclength continuation options for parameter dependencies. It also provides options for solving several classes of optimal control and obstacle problems. The package includes an initial mesh generator and several graphics packages. Support for the Bank-Holst parallel adaptive meshing strategy is also provided. PLTMG is provided as Fortran (and a little C) source code, in both single and double precision versions. The code has interfaces to X-Windows, MPI, and Michael Holst's OpenGL image viewer SG. The X-Windows, MPI, and SG interfaces require libraries that are NOT provided as part of the PLTMG package.

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XaoS

XaoS is a fast, portable, real-time, and interactive fractal zoomer. It displays the Mandelbrot set (among other escape time fractals) and allows you zoom smoothly into the fractal. Various coloring modes are provided for both the points inside and outside the selected set. In addition, switching between Julia and Mandelbrot fractal types and on-the-fly plane switching is provided.

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