Sites for chemistsry programming

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In summary, a student is seeking help with writing a computer program to evaluate the Planck distribution for their homework in physical chemistry. They are looking for recommendations on which programming language to use and any helpful tutorials. One person suggests using VBA in Excel and provides a book recommendation, while another suggests using Java, but the first person argues that C++ would be more suitable for numerical calculations.
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hi everyone,
one of my homework questions asks me to write a computer program to evaluate the Planck distribution at any temperature and wavelength and add it to a routine for evaluating integrals for the energy density of the radiation between two wavelengths.
I have never used any programming to study chemistry, can anyone show me which language should I use, and some links for the tutorials for programming applied for physical chemistry?
any help appreciated, thank you.
 
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thanks but i think i will try it by Java.
 
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Why would you choose to use Java? For numerical calculations C++ is the way to go. I mentioned the book above and the use of VBA because in that book the Planck problem is well documented and easy to follow for someone with no programming experience.

So why Java?

Thanks
Matt
 

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