We are pleased to announce the release of Chebfun Version 5.1 for numerical computing with 1D and 2D functions. The main new features are:
- Fast solution of ODE initial-value problems via "\" (see Chebfun Guide, Chapter 10)
- Updated CHEBGUI interface for ODE, PDE, and eigenvalues
- New "trig" capabilities for periodic functions and ODEs (see Chebfun Guide, Chapter 11)
- New function collections gallery, gallerytrig, gallery2 (see Chebfun Guide, Section 1.8)
Also note these new developments:
- Rewritten Chapter 10 of the Chebfun Guide discusses ODE IVPs
- New Chapter 11 of the Chebfun Guide for periodic functions
- Chebfun now has an active wiki on its GitHub page
- Chebfun User's Day will take place on 17 March at Oxford
There are a number of new Examples in the collection which demonstrate the use of new features. Among them are the following: