mathway (Re: Maxima step-by-step mode)



The first problem I tried on mathway was to solve csc( x ) >= 0.  As one 
step, it told me that

     x >= 1 / NaN.

After that, it simplified NaN to a * N^2.    It seems that non-silicon 
based mathematics  tutors are
still in demand :)

Barton

maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote on 11/12/2008 08:56:49 AM:


> I especially like how it evaluates integrate(exp(-x^2),x).  The final
> answer is (gasp!):
> 
> -binos((x^2))vyD+C
> 
> (I think each of those letters is a separate variable, and i is 
sqrt(-1).)
> 
> I'm not sure what it's doing, but part way through it finds a division
> by zero (erroneously), but then continues anyway.
> 
> Ray
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