Subsection 2.2.2 Resources for experimentation
There are many reasonable choices for computational tools that allow you to experiment in complex dynamics. This text will use several tools, including:
- Easy to use web apps that are implemented in Javascript
- Python code that allows you to fiddle with the code directly
- Mathematica code for solving some nasty algebraic problems
Here are a couple of easy ways to access Python:
- The Sage Cell Server is an online resource that allow you to enter blocks of code for several open source, mathematical tools - including Python. The live code in the online version of this text are all embedded Sage Cells. Be aware that the Sage Cell Server runs only Python V2 code.
- Anaconda: A full scientific Python distribution that you can download an run inside a Jupyter notebook on your machine. Anaconda supports both Python V2 and V3.