SimFiT
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 Bill Bardsley of the University of Manchester.[1] Although it is written for Windows, it can easily be installed and used on Linux machines via WINE.
| Developer(s) | William G. Bardsley, University of Manchester |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 7.3.0
/ July, 2017 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | numerical analysis |
| License | GNU AGPL |
| Website | www.simfit.org.uk |
Simfit is developed using Silverfrost Limited'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.[2]
A Spanish-language version of Simfit is maintained by a team in Salamanca.
References
- Burguillo, F.J.; Holgado,M.; Bardsley,W.G. (2003). "Using the SIMFIT Statistical Package to teach Data Analysis in Experimental Sciences". Revista de Educacíon en Ciencias-Journal of Science Education. 4: 8–14.
- Chivers, Ian D.; Jane Sleightholme (August 2007). "Introduction to NAG Fortran builder". ACM SIGPLAN Fortran Forum. 26 (2): 12–24. doi:10.1145/1279941.1279943.