Computer algebra system?



Hedos wrote:
> Hello!
> Thanks for taking the time to answer.
> 
> Your idea sounds great, I'm certainly not opposed to it. My feeling was it
> is a lot harder to evaluate the fundamental ideas behind a large body of
> code than it is from a specialised resource, which is why I asked that
> question.
> 
> This is not a homework problem, I'd like to write a CAS.

Since you're just starting with polynomials, and don't want to look at 
existing implementations, perhaps you can read some chapters in PAIP 
(Paradigms in Artificial Intelligence Programming).  I think there are a 
few chapters about symbolic math, including polynomials and symbolic 
differentiation.

Ray