Category Archives: Maths

Scipy-statistics with distributions

Posted on 01/05/2026 by dougaj4

The Scipy statistics functions last presented here have now been updated with the addition of links to the numerous distribution functions. The py_Stats spreadsheet, with associated Python code in PythonStatsFuncs3.py and pyScipy3.py, and also minor updates to the pyNumpy.py code, … Continue reading →

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py_xlCBA 0.04

Posted on 03/04/2026 by dougaj4

The pyCBA code has now been updated to allow for supports with specified displacements (release 0.6 or later). My py_xlCBA spreadsheet and associated functions have been updated to call the pyCBA code for displacement analysis, rather than using my add-on … Continue reading →

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Alternative iterative solvers

Posted on 03/03/2026 by dougaj4

This post looks at alternative solutions to a problem posted on Quora: How can 2^x = 10x be solved? One of the alternatives requires a new function linking to Scipy that has been added to the pyScipy module, that can be downloaded … Continue reading →

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Mandelbrot, Mojo, Numpy and Numba

Posted on 06/10/2025 by dougaj4

I recently read an article about connecting Python to the new Mojo language: Python Can Now Call Mojo The article had some code examples, including code to plot the Mandelbrot set, comparing plain Python, Python with Numpy, and Mojo, and what … Continue reading →

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py_Numpy update 2: Polynomial functions

Posted on 04/10/2025 by dougaj4

Continuing from the previous post, this post looks at the polynomial functions in the revised py_Numpy spreadsheet. The updated code and spreadsheet can be downloaded from:  py_SciPy.zip The available functions call the Numpy functions for solution and evaluation of polynomials, … Continue reading →

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