Simfit
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Simfit is a free Open Source
Windows package for simulation, curve fitting, statistics, and plotting, using a library of models or user-defined equations. Simfit has been in continuous development for many years by Dr Bill Bardsley of the University of Manchester
. Although it is written for Windows, it can easily be installed and used on Linux machines via WINE
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Simfit is developed using Silverfrost Software's FTN95
Fortran Compiler and is currently featured on their website as a showcased application. The graphical functionality in Simfit has been released as a Fortran library called simdem which allows the programmer to produce charts and graphs with just a few lines of Fortran. A version of SimDem is shipped with the Windows version of the NAG Fortran Builder.
A Spanish language version of Simfit is maintained by a team in Salamanca
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Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
Windows package for simulation, curve fitting, statistics, and plotting, using a library of models or user-defined equations. Simfit has been in continuous development for many years by Dr Bill Bardsley of the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. Although it is written for Windows, it can easily be installed and used on Linux machines via WINE
Wine (software)
Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like...
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Simfit is developed using Silverfrost Software's FTN95
Silverfrost FTN95
Silverfrost FTN95: Fortran for Windows is a Fortran compiler for Microsoft Windows. It generates code for native IA-32 Win32 executables and for Microsoft's .NET platform. FTN95 comes in three licensed editions: Commercial, Academic and Personal. The Personal edition is free and is designed for...
Fortran Compiler and is currently featured on their website as a showcased application. The graphical functionality in Simfit has been released as a Fortran library called simdem which allows the programmer to produce charts and graphs with just a few lines of Fortran. A version of SimDem is shipped with the Windows version of the NAG Fortran Builder.
A Spanish language version of Simfit is maintained by a team in Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...
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