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The stated goal is to introduce math concept without computer language or use being a burden. But then I took a quick glimpse at the derivative chapter, and at the top there is "using Sympy", so you don't only use Julia but also sympy. Mathematica and Matlab are the alternative in a university setting in which free licenses for students are available, with strong numerical and symbolic capabilities . I think Julia is a lovely language, but perhaps Julia + Sympy is a difficult proposal for attaining the stated goal. S.Rational(1) + S.Rational(1,3) type of things from sympy are hard to digest.

Edited: Added: I think if you love teaching calculus using Julia then the passion you transmit might compensate for the additional burden of using Julia plus SymPy.

parent Trusteando 22 days ago

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