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Maxima is a GPL computer algebra system based on DOE-MACSYMA. It
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is comparable to commercial systems like Mathematica and Maple. It
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emphasizes symbolic mathematical computation: algebra, trigonometry,
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calculus, and much more.
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For example, Maxima solves x^2-r*x-s^2-r*s=0 giving the symbolic
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results [x=r+s, x=-s].
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Maxima can calculate with exact integers and fractions, native
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floating-point and high-precision big floats.
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Maxima has user-friendly front-ends, an on-line manual, plotting
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commands, and numerical libraries. Users can write programs in its
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native programming language, and many have contributed useful packages
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in a variety of areas over the decades.
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Maxima is GPL-licensed and largely written in Common Lisp. Executables
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can be downloaded for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android; source code
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is also available. An active community maintains and extends the
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system. Maxima is widely used.
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SBo Installation notes:
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- The info files are not compressed.
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- Two .lisp files install to /usr/info.
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These are required for maxima's help facility.
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