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Cole Radcliffe schrieb:
> Is there any math package that I can install for free on cygwin that
> will allow me to do symbolic algebra and symbolically solve DEs and
> symbolically integrate better than my TI-89? Apparently Octave only
> produces numeric solutions.

First we have mathomatic, quite good in symbolic algebra, but not so 
good as maxima or maple. At least it the simpliest to install and use.

Then we have singular, a very good symbolic algebra package.

maxima, the best, can be easily installed on top of clisp.
See http://www.math.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2001/000871.html

PariGP can also be easily built with cygwin - I have my private versions 
somewhere - and can obviously also do some integration. Its strength are 
numbers.

The other symbolic math packages described at 
http://www.derekroconnor.net/Software/Software.htm we don't have.
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