mathematicasoftware-recommendation
I recently moved from Mac OS X to Ubuntu, and I'd like to (as much as possible) only use free software on my new machine. As a theoretical ecologist, I used to rely a lot on Mathematica, and even though there is a Linux version out there, I'd really rather use something free.
Some people have mentioned Maxima and sympy (both are fine with me), but I'd really love to hear about other alternatives, and people's experiences with any of these packages.
I am a Physics student and found that the best scientific plotting software for Ubuntu is QtiPlot. It is very similar to Origin, and works really well.
Code::Blocks might be an option.
Code::Blocks is a free C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users. It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable.
An IDE with all the features a developer need, having a consistent look, feel and operation across platforms.
Built around a plugin framework, Code::Blocks can be extended with plugins. Any kind of functionality can be added by installing/coding a plugin. For instance, compiling and debugging functionality is already provided by plugins!
Runs on windows too
I'll let someone else post about codelite and widestudio so you can pick one
Best Answer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_mathematics_software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numerical_libraries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numerical_analysis_software
there is pretty much everything you can get for free here.