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7 | high speed, it is the ideal calculator for many computational needs of WIMS. |
7 | high speed, it is the ideal calculator for many computational needs of WIMS. |
8 | Many modules rely on it, including most exercises on linear algebra. If this |
8 | Many modules rely on it, including most exercises on linear algebra. If this |
9 | is unavailable, not much of your server will work correctly. |
9 | is unavailable, not much of your server will work correctly. |
10 | <p> |
10 | <p> |
11 | 11 | ||
12 | !goto end |
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13 | - | ||
14 | :mupad |
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15 | MuPAD is a very good symbolic algebra software. It is a bit slow to load and |
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16 | is not open source, therefore it has only limited use by WIMS modules. |
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17 | Modules making use of it include especially calculus-related online tools. |
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18 | <p> |
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19 | Due to its license policies, MuPAD must be obtained directly from its |
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20 | distributor (http://www.mupad.de/). Please follow instructions in the package |
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21 | on how to install it, and put the exact installation path into the |
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22 | configuration of MuPAD command. |
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23 | <p> |
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24 | Recommended version: 1.4.*. (Other versions may present compatibility |
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25 | problems.) |
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26 | !goto end |
12 | !goto end |
27 | 13 | ||
28 | :maxima |
14 | :maxima |
29 | Maxima is an open source symbolic algebra package. It is used at most |
15 | Maxima is an open source symbolic algebra package. It is used at most |
30 | occasions where derivatives and/or integrals need to be computed. |
16 | occasions where derivatives and/or integrals need to be computed. |
31 | <p> |
17 | <p> |
32 | It is to be remarked that the most recent Maxima version (5.6 with GCL 2.4) |
18 | It is to be remarked that the most recent Maxima version (5.6 with GCL 2.4) |
33 | has a bug preventing it from compiling under RedHat 7.*. If you run into |
19 | has a bug preventing it from compiling under RedHat 7.*. If you run into |
34 | difficulties of this kind, get a copy of an earlier version (5.4) from |
20 | difficulties of this kind, get a copy of an earlier version (5.4) from |
35 | <a |
21 | <a target="wims_external" |
36 | href="http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/">http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/</a>. |
22 | href="http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/">http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/</a>. |
37 | <p> |
23 | <p> |
38 | Recommended version: 5.4. or greater than 5.20. |
24 | Recommended version: 5.4. or greater than 5.20. |
39 | 25 | ||
40 | !goto end |
26 | !goto end |