solving functional equation and or evaluating non-linear equations
Does anyone know of a computer program that will do either or preferably both of the following:
1: a functional equation; e.g. 4x^2exp(-1/1-x^2) -6x = 0;
2: Evaluate a function at specified points; e.g. what is the value at -.5 of the above expression.
i imagine excels solver does the second but I didn't load solver when I loaded excel.
I'm not too proud to accept solutions as well. Many thanks.
1: a functional equation; e.g. 4x^2exp(-1/1-x^2) -6x = 0;
2: Evaluate a function at specified points; e.g. what is the value at -.5 of the above expression.
i imagine excels solver does the second but I didn't load solver when I loaded excel.
I'm not too proud to accept solutions as well. Many thanks.
macbook pr0 2,2, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
