Computer algebra systems: Maple and Mathematica.

A review of two computer algebra systems: Maple V for the Macintosh, Version 5.0.2, and Mathematica for the Macintosh, Version 2.0.4 (Enhanced Version 2.0). Some of the features of the Maple and the Mathematica systems are introduced, five simple examples designed to introduce the reader to symbol...

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Published in:American Statistician Vol. 49; pp. 86 - 93
Main Author: Baglivo, Jenny
Format: Article
Published: American Statistical Association February 1995
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Summary:A review of two computer algebra systems: Maple V for the Macintosh, Version 5.0.2, and Mathematica for the Macintosh, Version 2.0.4 (Enhanced Version 2.0). Some of the features of the Maple and the Mathematica systems are introduced, five simple examples designed to introduce the reader to symbolic programming and to some built-in functions are provided, some final observations on programming and applications are presented.