A variety of maxima queries



Daniel Dalton <daniel.dalton47 at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi Leo, 
>
> Good. Core I5 here and it's about half a second delay which is fine. 

Hi Dan,
That sounds acceptable for interactive use.

>
>> Dan, I know you are busy preparing for exams. When you have some free
>> time, I wonder if you would add something to the Maxima wiki page about
>> how you use Maxima. I am sure that there are mathematics
>> teachers/lecturers who would benefit from this knowledge.
>
> Sure. What do you suggest it covers, just how I've used maxima being
> vision impaired through my high school career? 

I was thinking that you could explain how you use Maxima to help you
learn mathematics, and also how you use it. I assume you use a
screen-reader, but beyond that I have no idea...

> I suppose it'll probably be a bit repetitive (since all the info is in
> the manual), but I suppose it could be useful for people who would like
> something which has all the functions they would likely need in one spot
> condenced into a page or two. 

Yes, certainly some of your favourite Maxima recipes would be useful, too.

>
> Hopefully I'm understanding correctly. 
>
> I'll definitely do something though in a couple of weeks once my exams
> have concluded. 
>

Great.

Cheers, Leo.

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