Comments on: A 10 minute tutorial for solving Math problems with Maxima http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/ Mathematics is wonderful! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:42:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ragbir Chana http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-25325 Ragbir Chana Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:39:17 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-25325 Great tutorial. I like tutorials doing by example. Great tutorial. I like tutorials doing by example.

]]> By: paulb http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-24715 paulb Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:37:44 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-24715 try f(x):=sum(i, i, 1, x); plot2d(f(x),[x,1,20]); try

f(x):=sum(i, i, 1, x);
plot2d(f(x),[x,1,20]);

]]> By: Antonio Cangiano http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-24588 Antonio Cangiano Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:56:36 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-24588 <pre class="mathcode"> sum(i, i, 1, n), simpsum; </pre> sum(i, i, 1, n), simpsum; ]]> By: synhedionn http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-24587 synhedionn Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:49:27 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-24587 Hi, In Maxima: sum(i,i,1,n); gives sum(i,i,1,n); Can't it give n(n+1)/2? Hi,
In Maxima: sum(i,i,1,n); gives sum(i,i,1,n);
Can’t it give n(n+1)/2?

]]> By: Ricardo M http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-24194 Ricardo M Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:27:30 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-24194 Men necesito un gran favor! necesito saber si sabes resolver problemas de optimizacion lineal con este programa, se lo agradeceria mucho! Men necesito un gran favor! necesito saber si sabes resolver problemas de optimizacion lineal con este programa, se lo agradeceria mucho!

]]> By: Alexander http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-12809 Alexander Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:19:18 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-12809 I am recently retired and cut my math curious teeth with "Mathematica for students" circa fall 2000. The past ten years i have developed computer parametric geometry to explor gravity curves and have a written manuscript that would work best with a "symbolic logic program" such as Derive or Mathematica in the back cover. TI did't want to look at it (Derive had more then enough power to study simple curvature relations) and Mathematica never replied. I know it would push education of math beyond expectations simply because I had so much fun doing it. Can any one out there help get this project "air borne". Not in "education" I had no idea Maxima or others existed and there is little difference betwixt utility gained! Thanks for the tutorial and I will attempt the download and application. I am recently retired and cut my math curious teeth with “Mathematica for students” circa fall 2000. The past ten years i have developed computer parametric geometry to explor gravity curves and have a written manuscript that would work best with a “symbolic logic program” such as Derive or Mathematica in the back cover. TI did’t want to look at it (Derive had more then enough power to study simple curvature relations) and Mathematica never replied. I know it would push education of math beyond expectations simply because I had so much fun doing it. Can any one out there help get this project “air borne”. Not in “education” I had no idea Maxima or others existed and there is little difference betwixt utility gained! Thanks for the tutorial and I will attempt the download and application.

]]> By: A Rubens de Castro http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-10151 A Rubens de Castro Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:47:04 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-10151 I am using wxMaxima on Ubuntu9.10. I understand that wxMaxima is just a front-end, the Maxima Kernel does not exist in my computer, it resides somewhere else. All the examples you give are very easy, however I have a problem not covered on your tutorial: after a given number of operations (computations, writes to disk, etc) my connection with Maxima is terminated, it is like a time-out. Then I have to click on "Restart Maxima" to go on with my calculations for some other value of the parameters. Anything obvious which I should but am not doing ??? My colleagues say Maxima works better than Mathematica ! A Rubens I am using wxMaxima on Ubuntu9.10.
I understand that wxMaxima is just a front-end, the Maxima Kernel does not exist in my computer, it resides somewhere else.
All the examples you give are very easy, however
I have a problem not covered on your tutorial: after a given number of operations (computations, writes to disk, etc) my connection with Maxima is terminated, it is like a time-out. Then I have to click on “Restart Maxima” to go on with my calculations for some other value of the parameters.
Anything obvious which I should but am not doing ??? My colleagues say Maxima works better than Mathematica !

A Rubens

]]> By: AKE http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7733 AKE Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:41:21 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7733 Very nice tutorial introduction! Highly recommended first intro to Maxima. I've put together a selection of the Maxima resources that I've found most useful over the years, including a succinct instruction cheatsheet, a guide to programming subroutines/scripts, and a Mathematica-Maxima syntax conversion chart. They're available here: http://mathscitech.org/articles/maxima Enjoy! Very nice tutorial introduction! Highly recommended first intro to Maxima.

I’ve put together a selection of the Maxima resources that I’ve found most useful over the years, including a succinct instruction cheatsheet, a guide to programming subroutines/scripts, and a Mathematica-Maxima syntax conversion chart.

They’re available here:
http://mathscitech.org/articles/maxima

Enjoy!

]]> By: Ivan Belash http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7576 Ivan Belash Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:20:13 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7576 You forget one, but very important thing: how to run - Ctrl+R It really easy, but it was a problem for me. You forget one, but very important thing: how to run – Ctrl+R
It really easy, but it was a problem for me.

]]> By: Rob http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7423 Rob Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:31:36 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7423 When I try your example: trigsimp(2*cos(x)^2 + sin(x)^2); I get => \displaystyle \cos(x)^2+1 instead of => \displaystyle \cos ^2x+1 When I try your example:

trigsimp(2*cos(x)^2 + sin(x)^2);

I get
=> \displaystyle \cos(x)^2+1
instead of
=> \displaystyle \cos ^2x+1

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