Jpt, If you are naive to programming then I would suggest you to go for MATLAB for this project provided if the requirement allows you to use MATLAB. It is easier to learn MATLAB within a couple of days to do the kind of project that you are mentioning. You can define a simple variable or a matrices of variables and then play around with the computations rather easily in MATLAB. If you don't know a thing about C or C++, then I am afraid the learning curve for getting acquainted with the programming itself can take you weeks. Good luck!! P.S. If you have more specific questions about programming in C/C++, MATLAB or simulation, then you can write me emails at enthusiast_np@yahoo.com