MATHCAD, MAPLE, MATLAB and Mathematica

[Entropia]

Do you have a favorite out of MATLAB, MATHCAD, MAPLE and Mathematica?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

I have been a MATHCAD user for years, and am wanting to expand my horizons.

[murakami]

Mathematica - you can invert 1000x1000 matrices in under 10 seconds, but I'm biased - I think Wolfram is a god.

I liked Mathcad for making my homework pretty, but I don't have homework anymore, so I gave up using it.

[trinity]

i think it was but...
yeah i used mathcad last semester for this project i was working on and it was nice. i haven't used any other ones though, that's all they had in the science lab.

what makes Wolfram a god?

[murakami]

Originally posted by trinity
i think it was but...
what makes Wolfram a god?

If you are into simulation using finite element analysis and cellular automata, he is definitely one to worship.

Of course there is his book .

[trinity]

thanks