Maxima!
I have begun working on connecting MathDrag'n to Maxima. The
basics seem to work, although there are still some translation errors
that take place, especially in regards to the names of system
constants. The derivative system was also designed with
Mathematica in mind (although I like how I have partial derivatives on
the functions) and so the two can't quite speak to each other
yet. I also haven't checked this in Unix or OSX, and the user
interface for changing the kernel hasn't been implemented yet.
The basics, however, are there. I won't release it until both
sides can handle everything they can throw at each other, and most
importantly, users can always connect to the system. On the other
hand, this is very exciting---finally everyone who gets MathDrag'n will
be able to use all its features without owning an expensive external
product.
James Hart
10 Comments
Reader Comments (10)
how do i connect maxima with your program?
I tried to use it with Maxima too and got this error:
"MaximaKernel did not recognize file input as maxima input"
Can someone help me?
Thanks in advance!
Ce!
i have the same problem as the two other guys before me.
i tried to use the executable with no luck at all. could it be because the file is a batch file?
i would realy appreciate a response, that way i can check the potential of this application and recommend it to my teacher.
thanks in advance
Guy
The most likely problem is that you have the wrong version of Maxima. MathDrag'n only accepts versions 5.9.*, so that might be it. (Of course, it might not.) Heaven help me, I'll try to get it working for reals now on all system. A year without a single response, and I'd sort of lost, not interest, but hope... Then this. If you can forgive me, I'll get it working.
What is the kernel file by the way :
...\lib\maxima\5.10.0\binary-gcl\maxima.exe ?
And yes, I believe that would be the correct kernel file.
I will try to find 5.10...
I'm still looking for an older version of maxima...
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933&package_id=4960&release_id=270236
then I closed and re-opened MathnDrag and was informed that the program had connected to Maxima.
Very cool program for algebra manipulation. I really appreciate the substitution functions. The only problem is that it is so good I want more .... integrations, differentiations, text, printouts. But maybe there is more present that I have yet to discover. Anyway, really excellent work, clean! Thank you.