Short:       V0.12 symbolic algebra program - base archive
Author:      bstegema@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Benjamin Stegemann)
Uploader:    bstegema@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Benjamin Stegemann)
Version:     0.12
Type:        misc/math
Replaces:    misc/math/LaplaceBase.lha


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   Laplace is now available  to different CPU types.  To install Laplace,  use
need the archive
   LaplaceBase.lha
and at least one of
   Laplace000.lha
   Laplace020.lha
   Laplace020fp.lha
   Laplace040.lha
depending of your  CPU. Depack these  archives into the  same directory  (e.g.
'RAM:') and start the installer script.
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   You need MUI3.3+ and the Installer  V43.3. Download them now, if you  don't
have them already.
   MUI -> util/libs/mui39usr.lha
   Installer -> util/misc/Installer43_3.lha
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   Laplace is now SHAREWARE!!
   Although it is still a beta version, I decided to start with a lower  price
than I planned. When Laplace gets some more powerful features (like a function
plotter), this price will increase. But if you register now, you won't have to
pay the difference!! I  will start with 20DM  or US$15. See the  documentation
for more details.
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Description:

    Laplace is (or at least should be) an universal tool for  mathematical
    calculations. It lacks such a GUI with hundreds of windows like  those
    other progs I've found on AMIGA.
       Instead it works  like a  shell, you enter  a command  and get  the
    result displayed, which is much more flexible.
       This is just a beta version!!
       There WILL be much  more implemented, but I  need YOUR support  and
    suggestions!!!!


Features:

     · basic two dimensional plotter and animated plots.
     · works fully symbolic.
     · most basic complex, vector and matrix operations.
     · basic statistical operations on sets.
     · full derivation of functions.
     · numerical integration.
     · nice GUI.
     · offers a revolutionary way of handling experimental results with
       errors using gaussian error distribution.
     · localized. Currently english and german.
     · full featured installer script.
     · documentation in AmigaGuide.
     · procedures and simple programming features.


Requirements:

     · CPU: 68000 or better (no FPU needed)
     · OS: 3.0 or better
     · MUI: 3.3
     · MEM: much, 4MB should be minimum


Changes since V0.10:

     · 28.2.1998:
        · ß1:   Rearranged   internal    number   handling.    Error
          distribution should  work now  for complex  numbers,  too.
          Plotter and integrals can now contain complex  operations,
          as long as the result is a real number.
     · 1.3.1998:
        · ß2: Entries can now directly be marked. Click on the  left
          most part of  the text  area (the space  inhabited by  the
          prompt) to toggle, or use the menu.
        · ß3: Export entries as LaTeX.
     · 2.3.1998:
        · ß4: New operators ceil()  and floor() .
     · 5.3.1998:
        · ß5: Added registration and bug report forms.
     · 6.3.1998:
        · ß6:  Added  undo/redo  facility.  Press  HELP  for   undo,
          SHIFT-HELP for redo.
     · 14.3.1998:
        · ß7:    New    sections    Environment    variables    and
          Command line options.
        · ß8: New section Reporting bugs.
     · 16.3.1998:
        · ß9: You can now cut , copy  and paste  marked entries.
     · 18.3.1998:
        · ß10: Added implicit multiplication, e.g. 2 a  -> 2*a . But
          it's not possible  after references,  because things  like
          a b    are always  treated  as a(b)    (function a    with
          argument b ).
     · 31.3.1998:
        · ß11: Small bugfixes, found in symbolic derivation.


Notes:

    German documentation  is  still  incomplete.  It's  currently  a  wild
    mixture of german and english parts.


                                             P!\K, 7.4.1998
                                             bstegema@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de
