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name: maxima-cas-interface description: Open-source computer algebra system for symbolic computation allowed-tools:

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• Grep metadata: specialization: mathematics domain: science category: symbolic-computation phase: 6 graph: domains: [domain:mathematics] specializations: [specialization:computational-mathematics] skillAreas: [skill-area:mathematical-reasoning, skill-area:computational-geometry, skill-area:graph-algorithms] workflows: [workflow:experiment-design] roles: [role:computational-scientist, role:research-scientist]

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Maxima CAS Interface

Purpose

Provides interface with Maxima, an open-source computer algebra system for symbolic computation.

Capabilities

• Symbolic manipulation and simplification
• Calculus operations (differentiation, integration)
• Tensor and differential geometry
• Polynomial factorization
• Laplace/Fourier transforms

Usage Guidelines

1. Command Syntax: Use Maxima command conventions
2. Simplification: Apply ratsimp, radcan, trigsimp as appropriate
3. Calculus: Use diff, integrate, limit functions
4. Output Formatting: Control display with display options

Tools/Libraries

• Maxima
• wxMaxima