symbolic integtn/diffn of Maxima best of any open source system??

--- Richard Fateman <fateman@cs.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> > Integration is where the real test lies.  Maxima, as far
> > as I know, can pretty much hold its own against Maple and
> > Mathematica in that department, and for some tasks is better.
> 
> Both Maple and Mathematica have improved substantially
> and the commercial version of Macsyma has also made many
> improvements on the free version, in this area. This is
> especially true for definite integration and special
> functions.

Hmm.  So we have work to do.  I don's suppose there's a 
more specific list anywhere of areas where they are ahead?
 
> > I don't know of any other open source program which can
> > make that claim.  (Just had a thought - does anyone know
> > what Axiom's capabilities are in that department?)
> 
> Some of Axiom's capabilities in indefinite symbolic
> integration of algebraic functions are, I think, superior.

Really?  I thought algebraic functions were the closest thing
to a simple case of integration out there.  How do they improve
on us?  (And what should we do to catch up?)

CY

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