beginner trying to learn how to use maxima for calc applications


On Fri, 24 Sep 2010, Jack Snoots wrote:

< i have a few questions, how do i name or insert a vector value function ?r(t) = 5 cost (t) i + 7 sin (t) j into maxima, is there a listing of all the calculus
< commands? I have been searching the web and have had very little luck. thanks
< 
 
 Welcome to Maxima, Jack.

 You can use Maxima to do vector calculus in a few different ways.
 This is documented in a number of different places, see below.

 References:
 Maxima manual (you may have downloaded this with Maxima):
 http://maxima.sourceforge.net/docs/manual/en/maxima.html

 Maxima documentation:
 http://maxima.sourceforge.net/documentation.html

	Ted Woollett's Maxima by Example is a very good introduction;
	Leon Brin's introduction has a section on Maxima's vect package.

If you have more precise questions, please do ask.

Leo


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