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Andrew,
Since Facebook is blocked at work, to answer your question it's a
Computer Algebra System much like Mathmatica. I don't think it's quite
as capable as the Wolfram product, but it's free and solves equations,
does integration and differentiation and can plot graphs. Its syntax is
somewhat similar Mathmatica, but there are some differences. It's a
pretty nice package, I've played with it all weekend.
It would have been extremely helpful in many instances where I needed to
solve an equation for a particular variable in my work. Especially when
I was working with machinery and control systems.
It's definitely worth a look:
wxMaxima page:
http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
--
~Mike
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On 9/27/2010 7:18 AM, Mike Raiford wrote:
> http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Interestingly, it appears Maxima is written completely in LISP. Also, it
was a DOD project created by MIT ... First of its kind, it seems. Was
the inspiration for Maple and Mathematica.
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~Mike
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On 9/29/2010 7:27 AM, Mike Raiford wrote:
> was a DOD project created by MIT ... First of its kind, it seems. Was
Oops... DOE
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~Mike
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On 29-9-2010 14:27, Mike Raiford wrote:
> On 9/27/2010 7:18 AM, Mike Raiford wrote:
>
>> http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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> Interestingly, it appears Maxima is written completely in LISP. Also, it
> was a DOD project created by MIT ... First of its kind, it seems. Was
> the inspiration for Maple and Mathematica.
Schoonschip seems to be older 1963: in the dutch wiki
(http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoonschip) and 1967 in the english
version (??), both before the 1968 Macsyma. Also claims to be the
inspiration for Maple and Mathematica, but I assume they can both be.
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On 10/2/2010 10:18 AM, andrel wrote:
> On 29-9-2010 14:27, Mike Raiford wrote:
>> On 9/27/2010 7:18 AM, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>
>>> http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>>
>> Interestingly, it appears Maxima is written completely in LISP. Also, it
>> was a DOD project created by MIT ... First of its kind, it seems. Was
>> the inspiration for Maple and Mathematica.
>
> Schoonschip seems to be older 1963: in the dutch wiki
> (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoonschip) and 1967 in the english
> version (??), both before the 1968 Macsyma. Also claims to be the
> inspiration for Maple and Mathematica, but I assume they can both be.
>
Interesting. Although, I have to admit, All of Mathematica, Maple and
Maxima seem to use roughly the same syntax. Schoonschip appears to use a
bit different syntax. Though, it is a symbolic algebra program. It's
really hard to say whether or not it inspired the other two, but
definitely an earlier program of this class.
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