MathScriptor

Infobox Software
name = "MathScriptor"



caption = "MathScriptor" v 1.7.4 running on Mac OS X.
developer = Robert R. Birge
latest_release_version = 1.8.9
latest_release_date = November 16, 2007
operating_system = Cross-platform for Macintosh, Windows,Linux
genre = Technical computing
license = Freeware
website = http://www.mathscriptor.org

Description

----"Scriptor" is a object-oriented programming environment developed by Robert R. Birge to introduce programming to undergraduates in all disciplines "(Scriptor)" or students in the sciences and engineering "(MathScriptor)". The extended basic language provides all of the intrinsics necessary for object-oriented structured programming. "Scriptor" and "MathScriptor" coexist within the same program and the student can switch between the two environments as needed. The program is available for download free of charge at http://www.mathscriptor.org and runs on Windows (98,2000,XP,Vista), Mac OS X and Classic, and Linux operating systems. Undergraduate and graduate level courses have been developed at the University of Connecticut using these programs. "Scriptor" is similar to other language teaching environments in that it is object-oriented and provides all of the elements necessary to maintain structure. "MathScriptor" is often the first program introduced to science students at the University of Connecticut and students exposed to this program find it easier to learn MatLab and Mathematica because the three programs share many similar programming and numerical features.