Category Archives: Newton

Calling Numpy polynomial functions from Excel

Posted on 31/10/2022 by dougaj4

The Numpy polynomial related function discussed in recent posts can now be downloaded from: py_Numpy.zip The download file includes Python code and a sample spreadsheet. Required installed software is Python, Numba and pyxll to call the code from Excel. Some … Continue reading →

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Solving cubic equations – background and timing

Posted on 25/10/2022 by dougaj4

For more information on the polynomial functions, including quartic and higher order solvers, see: Solving Quadratic, Cubic, Quartic and higher order equations; examples Re-reading the Wikipedia article on solving cubic equations, I noticed that the trigonometrical solution for finding 3 real … Continue reading →

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3D plots with the latest Matplotlib

Posted on 30/09/2022 by dougaj4

Installing Python on a new computer, I found I had to downgrade Matplotlib to release 3.5.2 to get my 3D plotting functions to work. Further investigation found that the problem was the Axes3D function. Changing:     ax = axes3d.Axes3D(fig)to: … Continue reading →

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Installing Python and pyxll from scratch

Posted on 26/09/2022 by dougaj4

Updated 28th September 2022. Matplotlib latest version OK. I recently installed Python and pyxll (plus the required additional libraries) on a new computer, which raised a few problems with incompatible versions, so here is a summary of what worked (as … Continue reading →

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Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2022

Posted on 14/09/2022 by dougaj4

The Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference will be held at the Engineers Australia Sydney offices at 44 Market Street, Sydney on 12-13 October 2022. The theme of the conference is: Transport and Communications: Looking Forward – Looking Back‘. In addition to a wide … Continue reading →

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