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#26 2013-11-16 04:58:16
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
how ordinary?
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#27 2013-11-16 05:08:20
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
M takes the lead again. At the wolfram demonstration page there are thousands of apps. From games to astronomy.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#28 2013-11-18 15:23:10
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Hi;
Do you have an idea of how I could learn Maxima?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#29 2013-11-18 20:49:46
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
You should take some math problems and do them in Maxima.
Learning Maxima's functions isn't the hard part, there are always the man pages. The hard part is using them correctly, which is true for any CAS.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
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#30 2013-11-18 22:15:14
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
I agree, start learning now how to use your computer to help with your math.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#31 2013-11-19 00:35:24
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
You should take some math problems and do them in Maxima.
Maybe you have some?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#32 2013-11-19 10:48:40
- anonimnystefy
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
I recommend Bafflers, Series, What do you think and Is this cool with you threads to begin with. That should keep your hands full for a while. 
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#33 2013-11-19 11:09:09
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
I heartily recommend the problems in computer math especially the ones solved by geogebra!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#34 2013-11-19 13:01:09
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
But I am a complete Novice in this field, even if I pick a problem I won't understand how to do it with Maxima
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#35 2013-11-19 13:06:04
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Everybody starts as a complete novice, most stay there. Some do graduate to the position of student.
You do not have to force it. Start slowly and on problems you have done already. First you must convince yourself that it really works.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#36 2013-11-19 13:08:27
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Learning Maxima's functions isn't the hard part, there are always the man pages. The hard part is using them correctly, which is true for any CAS.
That is true but in order to start learning it correctly, I need to have a tutorial on how to make the language work(in some way, not necessarily the optimal).
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#37 2013-11-19 13:10:43
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Maxima has limited documentation and no forums that I know of. You will have to experiment.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#38 2013-11-19 13:14:34
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
He could teach me what he knows.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#39 2013-11-19 13:33:42
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
I do not have any how to maxima book. I do not know of one.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#40 2013-11-19 13:35:26
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Stefy already knows the amount of Maxima I need to know to start working. He could shed light
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#41 2013-11-19 13:41:21
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Yes he could but a CAS is not a spectator sport. It is not a bunch of lectures given by a professor. It is a hands on thing. You have to get your hands dirty then we can help.
I am now going to cook some chicken cacciatore, Angela style. see you afterwards. Have a good day at school, study hard.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#42 2013-11-19 13:44:26
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
I know but not unless I understand its syntax and how it is programmed, I will need some lectures. For example, I do not understand the loops, string processing, type conversation, etc in Maxima
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#43 2013-11-19 20:39:42
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
I will go over them with you but remember you will be using it as a CAS and will have little need for those procedural goodies.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#44 2013-11-19 21:06:33
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
The thing I hate about Maxima, now that I've used M for a while, is that it doesn't have a few functions ehich are a must, such as Select, Total, etc.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#45 2013-11-20 00:35:54
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
You can program them and include them in the maxima initialisation file.
I will go over them with you but remember you will be using it as a CAS and will have little need for those procedural goodies.
Suppose I am asked Find the number of 4 digit palindromes that are divisible by 7, then I'll need string processing
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#46 2013-11-20 01:42:12
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Hi;
Yes, that will call for using your CAS as a language.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#47 2013-11-20 01:58:12
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
and those problems appear in Brilliant
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#48 2013-11-20 02:15:03
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Your problem #22, has or will eventually.
I am writing up the solution.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#49 2013-11-20 03:39:36
Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Hmm, you are correct. Python 2.7.3 gave a MemoryError
This is what is at #22
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'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#50 2013-11-20 03:48:08
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Re: Teach us some Maxima!
Problem #22 if I remember correctly.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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