Python is a general-purpose, interpreted high-level programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability, and its syntax allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than would be possible in languages such as C. The language provides constructs intended to enable clear programs on both a small and large scale.
Rsoft Optical Design allows users to design and simulate current and next generation optical communication systems at the signal propagation, network architecture, and packet level.
Sanako is a company developing language teaching software, virtual learning and professional development solutions for businesses, schools and universities. Sanako software is available only for Windows devices.
SAS is a software suite that can mine, alter, manage and retrieve data from a variety of sources and perform statistical analysis on it.
SAS provides a graphical point-and-click user interface for non-technical users and more advanced options through the SAS programming language.Read more…
Produced by Exelis, ENVI (ENvironment for Visualizing Images) is a software application used to process and analyze geospatial imagery. This program is used mostly by image analysts and GIS professionals. ENVI can also integrate with ArcGIS from Esri.Read more…
EndNote is a reference management software package used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. It’s produced by Thomsons Reuters and has a thirty day free trial, student pricing, and volume licensing available.
EndNote groups citations into “libraries” with the file extension *.enl and a corresponding *.data folder. There are several ways to add a reference to a library: manually, exporting, importing, copying from another EndNote library, connecting from EndNote. The program presents the user with a window containing a drop-down menu to select the type of reference they require (book, newspaper article, film, congressional legislation, etc.), and fields ranging from the general (author, title, year) to those specific to the kind of reference (ISBN, abstract, reporter’s name, running time, etc.) Most bibliographic databases allow users to export references to their EndNote libraries. This enables the user to select multiple citations and saves the user from having to manually enter the citation information and the abstracts. There are some databases (e.g. PubMed) in which the user needs to select citations, select a specific format, and save them as .txt files. By then going to EndNote, the user can then import the citations into the EndNote software. It is also possible to search library catalogs and free databases such as PubMed from within the EndNote software program itself. If the user fills out the necessary fields, EndNote can automatically format the citation into whatever format the user wishes from a list of over two thousand different styles.
Endnote is available to all UNCC faculty and staff by request and is pre-installed on most systems.
CPLEX is an optimization software package, which helps users solve integer programming problems, linear programming problems, and many more.
The IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimizer solves integer programming problems, very large linear programming problems using either primal or dual variants of the simplex method or the barrier interior point method, convex and non-convex quadratic programming problems, and convex quadratically constrained problems (solved via second-order cone programming, or SOCP).
The CPLEX Optimizer has a modeling layer called Concert that provides interfaces to the C++, C#, and Java languages. There is a Python language interface based on the C interface. Additionally, connectors to Microsoft Excel and MATLAB are provided. Finally, a stand-alone Interactive Optimizer executable is provided for debugging and other purposes.
The CPLEX Optimizer is accessible through independent modeling systems such as AIMMS, AMPL, GAMS, MPL, OpenOpt, OptimJ and TOMLAB. In addition to that AMPL provides an interface to the CPLEX CP Optimizer.
ChemDraw is a chemistry software tool that helps chemists create scientifically intelligent drawings for databases and publications. A free trial download and purchasable download is available for Windows and Mac devices. Some features of ChemDraw include:
Audacity is an open source, free-to-download software program. It allows users to record,
edit, import, and export audio. It also supports a multi-track environment that enables a user to blend together multiple audio files or overdub a file. In addition to cutting and splicing audio files, effects such as reverb, compression, echo, limiting, equalization, fade, delay, tremolo, and much more are available. Additional effects can be added using the open VST plugin standard, which range from free open source to expensive professional grade. Audacity can also be used to display numerical and visual analyses of audio files, enabling more precise editing.
Downloads are available for both Mac, PC, Linux, and other operating systems at no cost.
Here is a detailed comparison matrix of several DAW software pieces.
ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) is an Internet based tutoring and assessment program that includes course material in mathematics, chemistry, introductory statistics, and business
Rather than being based on numerical test scores, ALEKS uses the theory of knowledge spaces to develop a combinatorial understanding of the set of topics a student does or doesn’t understand from the answers to its test questions. Based on this assessment, it determines the topics that the student is ready to learn and allows the student to choose from interactive learning modules for these topics.
Adobe Dreamweaver is a web design software that helps users create, edit, and support their own websites and web applications. It has applications that provides a visual editor and a code editor with standard features such as syntax highlighting, code completion, and code collapsing as well as more sophisticated features. Adobe Dreamweaver is available for Windows and Mac devices.
Dreamweaver CS6 is being replaced with Dreamweaver CC.
GEMPAK, the GEneral Meteorology PAcKage, is an analysis, display, and product generation package for meteorological data. It is developed by NCEP (the National Centers for Environmental Prediction) for use by the National Centers (Storm Prediction Center (SPC), Tropical Prediction Center (TPC), Aviation Weather Center (AWC), Hydrologic Prediction Center (HPC), Marine Prediction Center (MPC), Environmental Modeling Center (EMC), etc.) in producing operational forecast and analysis products such as those distributed as Redbook Graphics and others displayed on the NWS web pages and utilized internally within the centers. Graphical User Interfaces provide convenient access to interactive data manipulation. A comprehensive set of decoders enables integration of real-time and archive data, products, and bulletins. The GEMPAK distribution consists of a suite of application programs, Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), meteorologic computation libraries, graphic display interfaces, and device drivers for the decoding, analysis, display and diagnosis of geo-referenced and meteorological data.
GNUPlot is a command-line program that can generate two- and three-dimensional plots of functions, data, and data fits.
Google Earth is a virtual globe, geographical program created by Google. The program uses digital elevation model (DEM) data collected by a NASA space shuttle to create the 3D map. With Google Earth, viewers can view satellite imagery of large portions of the globe. Users can also explore ocean topography, and switch to street view which enables someone to explore roads as if they were in a car. New features of Google Earth allow a user to explore regions of the moon, Mars, and constellations in the sky. New features are being added and existing features enhanced frequently.
Google Earth is available for free download here. A Professional version with enhanced geo-coding, map-making, and GIS features is available as well.
The software associated with the Hawkes Learning System’s College Algebra course.
The software associated with the Hawkes Learning System’s Calculus course.
The software associated with the Hawkes Learning System’s Intermediate Algebra course.
The Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) is a Java-based software framework for analyzing and visualizing geoscience data. IDV is developed at the Unidata Program Center (UPC), part of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder, Colorado, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. The IDV “reference application” is a geoscience display and analysis software system with many of the standard data displays that other Unidata software (e.g. GEMPAK and McIDAS) provide. It brings together the ability to display and work with satellite imagery, gridded data (for example, numerical weather prediction model output), surface observations, balloon soundings, NWS WSR-88D Level II and Level III RADAR data, and NOAA National Profiler Network data, all within a unified interface. It also provides 3-D views of the earth system and allows users to interactively slice, dice, and probe the data, creating cross-sections, profiles, animations and value read-outs of multi-dimensional data sets. The IDV can display any Earth-located data if it is provided in a known format.
A training guide is available here.
Graphic Analysis is a low-cost, downloadable graphic software program created by Vernier. This program is designed to help the user create, analyze, and learn about graphs. The software is both available for Windows and Mac devices.
