[BLACKBOX] Interface to Maxima Computer Algebra System

From: [at]} <Robert>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:27:26 +0100

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On 22/03/2012 19:07, Darek Maksimiuk wrote:
> Hi all,
> to have this kind of capabilities (symbolical calculation) in BBox maybe an
> interface to the Maxima engine (http://maxima.sourceforge.net/) will be good
> enough?
>
> Regards,
> Darek


Thanks for the suggestion. I have delayed replying because I have spent time
playing with Maxima, xmaxima (a GUI for Maxima), and wxMaxima (a more elaborate
(?) GUI for Maxima).

I like it, certainly more than other 'free' computer algebra systems I've tried.

I have an (old, Windows 3.11 / NT 3.5 vintage) (licensed !) copy of Maple with
which I have a love/hate relationship. Unfortunately the hate rather outweighs
the love, so I have not been tempted to pay the high cost of upgrading. And
anyway, because of backward compatibility, while I'm sure the new versions are
much improved, they will still contain much that I dislike. The old help system
is appalling, and must have been improved, but the general user interface just
does not work for my taste.


I have written a (file based) BBox interface to LaTeX, so know something about
such things. But my attempts to get Maxima to solve problems (eg what is 3+3+5?)
from within BBox have proved unsuccessful. It must be possible (because that is
precisely what GUIs like xmaxima, wxMaxima, and others do).

So, to answer your question "Will an interface to Maxima be good enough?" - Yes.

But, does anyone know how to do it?

Regards

Robert

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