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- Here are some comments on SymbMath.
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- Newsgroups: sci.math.symbolic
- Subject: SM13A.ZIP Symbolic evaluator available at garbo.uwasa.fi
-
- In article <1991Sep3.111245.3634@uwasa.fi>, ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes...
-
- I took a quick
- look and it seemed a very useful tools for processing symbolic
- expressions like solving integral expressions in symbolic form,
- processing expressions, and much more in a manner that I understand
- resembles Mathematica and Macsyma.
-
- ...................................................................
- Prof. Timo Salmi
- Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.87.1
- School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
- Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
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- Article 1498 of sci.math.symbolic:
- >From: bjorkevoll@vsfys5.fi.uib.no (Knut Bjrkevoll, phone +47 5 212769)
- Newsgroups: sci.math.symbolic
- Subject: Re: SM13A.ZIP Symbolic evaluator available at garbo.uwasa.fi
- Date: 5 Sep 91 10:53:00 GMT
- Organization: Department of Physics, University of Bergen, Norway
-
-
- I have tried the shareware version of symbmath which has very limited
- capabilities, f.ex. with only two standard functions included. The user can
- define his own function, but this has to have the name f !!! It also seems to
- be much slower than f.ex. reduce, I tried expansion which for high powers has
- to be repeated many times. How can you compare this with Mma and Macsyma?!
-
- On the other hand: Symbmath does include interesting ideas, f.ex. a simple way
- to extend integration/differentiation tables by pattern matching.
-
- A more powerful version (one is available for $60) of symbmath would be very
- interesting for all poor users of PC's and AT's, but I think the shareware
- version is bad advertising. Just compare with the powerful shareware version
- of CCALC!
-
- Anyway, this is a new and promising idea, so I wish the author good luck in
- improving the program.
-
- Knut Steinar Bjorkevoll
- Department of Physics
- University of Bergen
- Allegaten 55
- N-5007 Bergen
- Norway
-
- Email: BJORKEVOLL@VSFYS1.FI.UIB.NO
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- From: daveg@csvax.cs.caltech.edu
- Subject: Re: Shareware version of SymbMath 1.3A
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 91 00:41:26 -0700
-
- Does SymbMath run only on IBM PC's? Also, is it possible to obtain a
- manual by E-mail? I would be very interested in reading more about it,
- to look for potential features for my GNU Emacs symbolic calculator
- project.
-
- There are some algorithms (such as polynomial factorization and symbolic
- limits) which my calculator still lacks but which I have not had the
- time to work out. It sounds like SymbMath includes these things; if the
- authors don't mind my borrowing their implementations, it would be a big
- help to me. (Even if this would be unacceptable, I would still like to
- read the documentation for curiosity's sake.)
-
- -- Dave
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- Article 1594 of sci.math.symbolic:
- >From: benseb@grumpy.sdsc.edu (Booker Bense)
- Newsgroups: sci.math.symbolic
- Subject: Available Programs (New)
- Date: 29 Sep 91 17:38:56 GMT
- Organization: San Diego Supercomputer Center @ UCSD
-
-
- This file is one of the chains currently running in
- sci.math.symbolic. It is a list of available software for symbolic
- math applications .
-
- No particular recommendation is made for any of these. If I know
- about it (even by rumour) it's in the list.
- ......
- SymbMath::
-
- Type: shareware
-
- Machines: Ibm Pc
-
- Current Version: 1.3
-
- Comments: Apparently some kind of expert system that you can ``teach''
- to do symbolic math. Runs on plain (640k ) dos machines.
- Sounds interesting. VERY inexpensive.
- ......
-