Section L2.4: WWW Linear equation Solver

There are three options for the linear solver which will be created. Two of these create a stand alone solver with a tabular front end in the spreadsheet with cells in which you can type coefficients. the third creates an `embedded' solver which has no user interface of its own, but allows you to specify the spreadsheet cells from which coefficients and constants will be taken, and into which the solution will be placed.

For the stand alone solver you may specify a full matrix in which you may later enter values for any or all of the coefficients. Alternatively you may specify a semi-sparse matrix in which you identify coefficients which are nonzero. The values of nonzeros may be entered into the spreadsheet cells later, but zero coefficients cannot be changed and will always be zero.

For the embedded solver, coefficients and constants may be either numerical values or spreadsheet cell names (given as RnCm). Cell names must be given for all of the unknowns.

In summary the 3 options are:

Please enter your Email address:

Check here if if you want to make an `embedded' solver

Select the number of equations

If you are outside the University of Edinburgh, the spreadsheet you create will be emailed to you, so you must give a valid email address. If you would like to try a `full matrix' spreadsheet there is a 12 equation solver available for direct downloading in three spreadsheet formats from the links below. You can save these in your local filespace and load them into any compatible spreadsheet.

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