Accession Number:

ADA193476

Title:

MACSYMA at CMS. Version 309.3.

Descriptive Note:

Technical summary rept.,

Corporate Author:

WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON CENTER FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Personal Author(s):

• Hereman, Willy
• Nagel, Y.
• Strikwerda, J.

Report Date:

1987-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

This report provides a brief introduction to the use of MACSYMA, a symbolic manipulation program for mathematics. The first Chapter outlines invoking Macsyma, running tutorials and demos, saving transcripts and programs, editing and plotting facilities. The second Chapter provides 12 examples of Macsyma use. The following topics are touched upon factorization, integration, matrix multiplications, eigenvalue problem, infinite series, recursion definitions and relations, solving systems of polynomial equations and ODEs. Some examples in Chapter 2 and the intricate example given in Chapter 3 demonstrate the possibilities of programming in Macsyma.

Descriptors:

• *PROGRAMMING MANUALS
• *SYMBOLIC PROGRAMMING
• EIGENVALUES
• INFINITE SERIES
• PLOTTING
• POLYNOMIALS
• RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE