• DocumentCode
    1533217
  • Title

    Mathematical software: Plod

  • Author

    Argon, E. ; Chang, I-Lok ; Gunaratna, G. ; Kahaner, D.K. ; Reed, Martin A.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    61
  • Abstract
    The authors present Plod (plotted solutions of ordinary differential equation), mathematical software Fortran package designed by integrating large systems of equations that are unstable with respect to initial conditions (stiff). It is intended for microcomputer users unfamiliar with programming techniques. The hardware needed to run Plod is described. Plod is designed to be used in two interactive steps, and an example of each is given. Graphics capabilities and extensibility are briefly considered.<>
  • Keywords
    differential equations; mathematics computing; software packages; Plod; equations; graphics; initial conditions; mathematical software Fortran package; microcomputer users; plotted solutions of ordinary differential equation; stiff; unstable; Costs; Differential equations; Graphics; Integral equations; NIST; Packaging; Problem-solving; Protection; Software packages; US Government;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1732
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/40.7772
  • Filename
    7772