Re: request help with using octava

[David Bateman]

Jelle de Jong wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I have been using and developing linux for 3 years and am an experienced
> user. I am following some basic mathematical classes on my university.
> In this collage I have to use software to calculate and analyse
> functions. The software that is used is called Derive:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derive_computer_algebra_system
>
> For a real FLOSS user this is not an option, so I went trying out all
> the mathematical tools for GNU/Linux. I think octave is the program that
>   should be able to do all the calculations and visualisations on the
> functions I use. However after spending a day working and trying I cant
> get my functions to plot and to calculate on them (differentiations /
> Integration / Compare / Solve).
>
> I created a document with some basic starting tasks that I want to do
> with octave, would somebody be willing to help me out with the needed
> steps to do the tasks in octave. I will create a nice document out it
> and share it with others.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jelle
>
Octave is not a CAS, I believe you might be looking for Maxima..

D.

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