thank you to everyone who contributed.
>We are seeking a dual platform (Mac and PC) graphing and analysis
>package. This should have the ability to do
> - curve fitting (including user-defined functions)
> - 2-d and 3-d plots
> - plots suitable for insertion into both hardcopy and electronic
> documents (not everthing does the latter well!)
the concensus seems to be:
1. Igor Pro
Mac and PC
http://www.wavemetrics.com
http://macweek.zdnet.com/mw_1017/news_igor.html
2. Origin
PC only
http://www.microcal.com
3. symbolic algebra, spreadsheet programs, etc -- eg
Mathematica http://www.wolfram.com
MatLAB http://www.mathworks.com
MicroSoft Excel
a full summary is posted separately.
thank you again to everyone.
Kieran
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Dr Kieran F Lim Biol. and Chemical Sciences
(Lim Pak Kwan) Deakin University
ph: + [61] (3) 5227-2146 Geelong VIC 3217
fax: + [61] (3) 5227-1040 AUSTRALIA
mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.deakin.edu.au/~lim
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