Lined paper, a pencil, a pencil-sharpener, an eraser and a pocket calculator would be good hardware. The software comes from the course previous years' study materials.
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"Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
Because people get offended when you remind them that all school work should show proper integrity. That and also my comment is not directly answer the question "which software should be used?" I think I originally OT this myself because of this. (I wish I could see the vote totals.)
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"Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
I hate to say this, but if you are in your scholastic finals and you don't know how to do your final project, then you've wasted your time and somebody's money.
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"Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
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