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Article #535Re: computers in maths teaching - low cost resources
From: Weiguang Huang
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00
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May I suggest you include SymbMath into your
collection ?
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Dr Weiguang Huang
Emphasys Corporation Pty Ltd
Level 2, 34-36 Chandos St, St Leonards, NSW 2056,
Australia
Phone: (61 2) 99064611 ext 218
Fax: (61 2) 99064747
Email: huang@emphasys.com.au
http://acsusun.acsu.unsw.edu.au/~s9300078/
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SymbMath 3.3.2: Computer Algebra System with Learning
Dr. Weiguang HUANG
120/22-24 Wassell St., Matraville, Sydney, NSW 2036, Australia
Phone: (61 2) 3113251, Fax: (61 2) 99064747
E-mail: huang@emphasys.com.au, w.huang@unsw.edu.au
http://acsusun.acsu.unsw.edu.au/~s9300078/
SymbMath (an abbreviation for Symbolic Mathematics) is a symbolic =
calculator that can solve symbolic math problems. =
SymbMath is a computer algebra system that can perform exact =
numeric, symbolic and graphic computation. It manipulates complicated
formulas and returns answers in terms of symbols, formulas, exact
numbers, table and graph. =
SymbMath is an expert system that is able to learn from user's input. =
If the user only input one formula without writing any code, it will =
automatically learn many problems related to this formula (e.g. it learns =
many integrals involving an unknown function f(x) from one derivative =
f'(x) ).
SymbMath is a symbolic, numeric and graphics computing environment =
where you can set up, run and document your calculation, draw your graph, =
and use external functions in the same way as standard functions since =
the external functions are auto-loaded.
SymbMath is a programming language in which you can define conditional,=
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case, piecewise, recursion, multi-value functions and procedures, =
derivatives, intergrals and rules.
SymbMath is database where you can search your data.
SymbMath is a multi-windowed editor in which you can copy-and-paste =
anywhere in a file and between files, even from the Help file.
It runs on IBM PCs (8086) with 400 KB free memory under MS-DOS.
It can provide analytical and numeric answers for:
o Differentiation: regular or higher order, partial or total,
mixed and implicit differentiation, one-sided derivatives.
o Integration: indefinite or definite integration, multiple
integration, infinity as a bound, parametric or iterated =
integration, line or surface integrals, discontinuous or =
implicit integration.
o Solution of equations: roots of a polynomial, systems of
algebraic or differential equations.
o Manipulation of expressions: simplification, factoring or =
expansion, substitution, evaluation.
o Calculation: exact and floating-point numeric computation
of integer, rational, real and complex numbers in the range =
from minus to plus infinity, even with different units.
o Limits: real, complex or one-sided limits, indeterminate forms.
o Complex: calculation, functions, derivatives, integration.
o Sum and product: partial, finite or infinite.
o Others: series, lists, arrays, vectors, matrices, tables, etc.
Also included are:
o Plot: functions, polar, parametric, data, and list.
o Draw: lines, arcs, ellipse, cirlces, ovals.
o Auto-loaded library in the source code.
o Pull-down and pop-up menus, resizeable and colourable windows.
o Procedural, conditional, iterational, recursive, functional,
rule-based, logic, pattern-matching and graphic programming.
o Searching database.
Its three versions (Shareware, Student, and Advanced) are available =
from the author. The shareware version is available from anonymous FTP =
sites (e.g. ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/calculat/sm332a.zip).
If you get the SymbMath on ZIP format (e.g. sm332a.zip), you should =
unzip it with parameter -d by
pkunzip -d sm332a c:\symbmath
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