maths calculus & linear algebra tools/programs

[OOzy Pal]

On 5/7/06, OOzy Pal <oozypal at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/7/06, Dimitri Mallis <dimitri.mallis at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi list
> >
> >  is there a tool or prgram that will solve maths problems im a step by step
> > way, so i can learn from the solutions?
> >
> >  for example if i wanted the determinate and adjoint of this matrix A it
> > would solve it for me step by step
> >
> >  A=
> >  [1 2 3]
> >  [4 5 6]
> >  [7 8 9]
> >
> >  det(A) =
> >
> >  =(-1)^(1+1)(1)[5 6] + (-1)^(1+2)(2)[4 6] + (-1)^(1+3)(3)[4 5]
> >                           [8 9]                           [7 9]
> >              [7 8]
> >
> >  =(1)(1)(5*9-8*6) + (-1)(2)(4*9-7*6) + (1)(3)(4*8-7*5)
> >
> >  =(1)(1)(40-48) + (-1)(2)(36-42) + (1)(3)(32-35)
> >
> >  =(1)(1)(-8) + (-1)(2)(-6) + (1)(3)(-3)
> >
> >  =-8 +12 -9
> >
> >  = -5
> >
> >  (im not sure if this is right but i think it is) & then it could give me
> > the adjoint & inverse & transpose in the same way
> >
> >  then for claculus something that could show step by step how to do
> > derivetives & integrils
> >  eg.
> >
> >  (
> >    (2x^3 + 7) d(x)
> >  )
> >
> >  = 1/2x^4 + 7x + C
> >
> >  any help would be greatly appreciated
> >
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> >
>
> Octave is like Matlab
> Also check rlab.
>
> I used octave long time ago but never used rlab.
>
> http://rlab.sourceforge.net/
> http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/
>
> --
> OOzy
>

for symbolic derivatives and integrals try Maxima
http://maxima.sourceforge.net/
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OOzy