A Maxima function for solving initial value problems with adaptive step size and error control.
Subject: A Maxima function for solving initial value problems with adaptive step size and error control.
From: Panagiotis Papasotiriou
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:40:58 +0300
2011/10/25 Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at alum.mit.edu>
> Panagioti,
>
> Though I admit that I'm not a user of numerical integration routines, I do
> want to thank you for your contribution!
>
Thank you Stavro.
We all have our favorite domain of interest. Personally, I like Maxima's
symbolic capabilities, both for research and for teaching (students seem to
get familiar with Maxima way easier than with Mathematica, for example.)
However, I would like to be able to use numerical methods within Maxima, and
I believe I can do something for it, as Numerical Analysis is my main domain
of interest.
> I agree with Robert that we should add this functionality to share; a test
> suite would indeed be a useful .
>
Working on it.
> But I would recommend that you license the package under the LGPL, not the
> GPL. LGPL is compatible with GPL, and protects *your* contribution, while
> not constraining what other software it can be used with (e.g. commercial
> Macsyma -- though the legal status of Maxima packages in GPL is somewhat
> unclear).
>
I am confused now... LGPL or GPL?