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, 04 Mar 2010 18:20:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 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

]]> By: David Friedman http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7267 David Friedman Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:22:44 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7267 I'm trying Maxima now, after closing my sage session. I ran into trouble using sage to define a symbolic sum e.g. you want to define a function like: f(x) = sum(i, i, 1, x); apparently sage cannot do that at this point in the development. It was disappointing that sage couldn't do this (or if it is possible to do this I couldn't figure it out after an hour of trying). sage is actually the first hit after a google search for "sage", so it is still popular, and maybe it'll improve by leaps and bounds, but at least after the first ten minutes I have a better feeling about Maxima. when I was searching for a way to solve my problem I found this thread, which indicates that this functionality is on the way for the sage: http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support/browse_thread/thread/cf9cb4e92ce3bc04/f5e41d8aa31294e4?lnk=gst&q=sum#f5e41d8aa31294e4 it seems to me that sage is more of an interface to or a concatenation of a lot of other programs (latex, r, maxima, python etc., and also commercial programs like mathematica, matlab). I guess one has to ask whether when doing a task it is better to use sage as a single command center, or to just use that program directly. I’m trying Maxima now, after closing my sage session. I ran into trouble using sage to define a symbolic sum e.g. you want to define a function like:

f(x) = sum(i, i, 1, x);

apparently sage cannot do that at this point in the development. It was disappointing that sage couldn’t do this (or if it is possible to do this I couldn’t figure it out after an hour of trying).

sage is actually the first hit after a google search for “sage”, so it is still popular, and maybe it’ll improve by leaps and bounds, but at least after the first ten minutes I have a better feeling about Maxima.

when I was searching for a way to solve my problem I found this thread, which indicates
that this functionality is on the way for the sage:

http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support/browse_thread/thread/cf9cb4e92ce3bc04/f5e41d8aa31294e4?lnk=gst&q=sum#f5e41d8aa31294e4

it seems to me that sage is more of an interface to or a concatenation of a lot of other programs (latex, r, maxima, python etc., and also commercial programs like mathematica, matlab). I guess one has to ask whether when doing a task it is better to use sage as a single command center, or to just use that program directly.

]]> By: samuel measho http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7264 samuel measho Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:07:47 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7264 HI ,I just want to ask how can i use maxima to compute and draw the graph of complex numbers. HI ,I just want to ask how can i use maxima to compute and draw the graph of complex numbers.

]]> By: Alexandros http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7251 Alexandros Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:06:55 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7251 I exit maxima with Ctrl-D. I exit maxima with Ctrl-D.

]]> By: Antonio Cangiano http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7249 Antonio Cangiano Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:28:25 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7249 Larry, quit(); will exit maxima. :) Larry, quit(); will exit maxima. :)

]]> By: Larry Dickson http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7248 Larry Dickson Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:06:45 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7248 How do you gracefully exit the maxima program? exit; and quit; don't work. I tried ? quit and did get out via a stack overflow :-) but surely there is some way out other than crashing??? How do you gracefully exit the maxima program? exit; and quit; don’t work. I tried ? quit and did get out via a stack overflow :-) but surely there is some way out other than crashing???

]]> By: Hank http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7240 Hank Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:08:40 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7240 Hi -- Don't forget to check out the best Maxima tutorial IMHO: http://www.csulb.edu/~woollett/ Cheers! Hi –

Don’t forget to check out the best Maxima tutorial IMHO:

http://www.csulb.edu/~woollett/

Cheers!

]]> By: Alex http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/comment-page-3/#comment-7202 Alex Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:14:37 +0000 http://math-blog.com/2007/06/04/a-10-minute-tutorial-for-solving-math-problems-with-maxima/#comment-7202 Hi I'm alex..I write because I knew Maxima last year and using there in linux, it's amazing!!!..But now I want install Maxima in WinXP (for work) and I fail the configuration because there is a problem with a socket!!! How Can I do? thanks (Sorry for my English)!!! Bie!!! Hi
I’m alex..I write because I knew Maxima last year and using there in linux, it’s amazing!!!..But now I want install Maxima in WinXP (for work) and I fail the configuration because there is a problem with a socket!!!
How Can I do?
thanks (Sorry for my English)!!!
Bie!!!

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