matlab or mathematica

[bob5820]

Is either of these suited to the study of finite (discrete) mathematics.

 

[mduser63]

Is either of these suited to the study of finite (discrete) mathematics.

Yes, both are. You might provide a little more information about what it is you intend to do. Matlab excels at math involving numerical computation. While it has some symbolic math capability, that's not it's main strength. I don't have experience with Mathematica, but I understand it's got better symbolic capabilities than Matlab, but perhaps its numerical capability isn't as strong.