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Maxima

Introduction to Maxima presentation


math, maxima, programming.
The following is an adapted version of the slide deck from a presentation I gave to the University of Ottawa Math Club session of November 29, 2024, entitled "Introduction to Computer Algebra and Maxima". Most of the presentation was live-coded, so be sure to check out the linked Maxima worksheets as you read this. Read more...

Summer flew by, as usual


math, maxima, books.
Will I ever learn my lesson? Probably not. I suspect most people in math have the same problem: you buy a new book and have all sorts of grand plans about going through it and mastering all its theorems, etc. etc. That was me in February, when I ordered a copy of Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces by Kristopher Tapp. Read more...
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