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This chapter summarizes a few basic operations of the computer algebra system Maxima, as well as the internet links to download the software. The few topics covered are basic arithmetics, definition of variables and functions. For a comprehensive introduction, the reader is referred to the available literature.
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Further commands for the manipulation of algebraic expressions can be found in the references given on the web page [1].
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Woollett EL (2018) Maxima by example. http://web.csulb.edu/~woollett/. Cited 23 March 2018
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Öchsner, A., Makvandi, R. (2021). Maxima—A Computer Algebra System. In: Plane Finite Elements for Two-Dimensional Problems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89550-1_2
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