Maxima and computer algebra use in STACK

STACK uses the computer algebra system (CAS) Maxima. This section of the documentation deals with Maxima-specific functions, including core Maxima and functions defined by STACK.

Maxima in STACK

• Predicate functions, which are useful to test expressions.
• Numbers, including floating point and complex numbers.
• Simplification can be switched on and off in Maxima.
• Inequalities.
• Matrices and vectors.
• Statistics.
• Randomly generated objects.
• Maxima plot2d.
• Buggy rules implements rules which are not always valid!

Working offline

We recommend you download and use the graphical desktop interface WxMaxima for working offline, on your desktop.

• Setting up a STACK-Maxima sandbox for testing code on the desktop.