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Maxima is a computer algebra system, implemented in Lisp.
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Maxima is derived from the Macsyma system,
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developed at MIT in the years 1968 through 1982 as part of Project MAC.
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MIT turned over a copy of the Macsyma source code to the Department of Energy
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in 1982; that version is now known as DOE Macsyma.
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A copy of DOE Macsyma was maintained by Professor William F. Schelter
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of the University of Texas from 1982 until his death in 2001.
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In 1998, Schelter obtained permission from the Department of Energy
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to release the DOE Macsyma source code under the GNU Public License,
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and in 2000 he initiated the Maxima project at SourceForge to maintain
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and develop DOE Macsyma, now called Maxima.
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@node Top, Introduction to MAXIMA, (dir), (dir)
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@node Top, Introduction to Maxima, (dir), (dir)
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MAXIMA is a fairly complete computer algebra system.
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Maxima is a computer algebra system, implemented in Lisp.
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This system MAXIMA is a COMMON LISP implementation due to William F.
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Schelter, and is based on the original implementation of Macsyma at
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MIT, as distributed by the Department of Energy. I now have
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permission from DOE to make derivative copies, and in particular to
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distribute it under the GNU public license. See the file COPYING
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included in the distribution. Thus these files may now be redistributed
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under the terms of GNU public license.
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Maxima is derived from the Macsyma system,
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developed at MIT in the years 1968 through 1982 as part of Project MAC.
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MIT turned over a copy of the Macsyma source code to the Department of Energy
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in 1982; that version is now known as DOE Macsyma.
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A copy of DOE Macsyma was maintained by Professor William F. Schelter
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of the University of Texas from 1982 until his death in 2001.
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In 1998, Schelter obtained permission from the Department of Energy
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to release the DOE Macsyma source code under the GNU Public License,
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and in 2000 he initiated the Maxima project at SourceForge to maintain
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and develop DOE Macsyma, now called Maxima.
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* Introduction to MAXIMA:: Sample MAXIMA sessions.
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* Bug Detection and Reporting:: Finding and reporting bugs in MAXIMA.
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* Help:: Asking for help from within a MAXIMA session.
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* Command Line:: MAXIMA command line syntax.
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* Operators:: Operators used in MAXIMA expressions.
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* Expressions:: Expressions in MAXIMA.
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* Introduction to Maxima:: Sample Maxima sessions.
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* Bug Detection and Reporting:: Finding and reporting bugs in Maxima.
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* Help:: Asking for help from within a Maxima session.
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* Command Line:: Maxima command line syntax.
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* Operators:: Operators used in Maxima expressions.
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* Expressions:: Expressions in Maxima.
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* Simplification:: Simplifying expressions.
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* Plotting:: 2D and 3D graphical output.
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* Input and Output:: File input and output.
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* Numerical:: Numerical integration, Fourier
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* Statistics:: Statistical functions.
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* Arrays and Tables:: Creating and working with arrays.
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* Arrays:: Creating and working with arrays.
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* Matrices and Linear Algebra:: Matrix operations.
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* Tensor:: Indicial Tensor Manipulation package.
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* Ctensor:: Component Tensor Manipulation.
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* itensor:: Indicial Tensor Manipulation.
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* ctensor:: Component Tensor Manipulation.
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* atensor:: Algebraic Tensor Manipulation.
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* Series:: Taylor and power series.
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* Number Theory:: Number theory.
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Advanced facilities and programming
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* Runtime Environment:: Customization of the MAXIMA environment.
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* Miscellaneous Options:: Options with a global effect on MAXIMA.
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* Runtime Environment:: Customization of the Maxima environment.
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* Miscellaneous Options:: Options with a global effect on Maxima.
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* Rules and Patterns:: User defined pattern matching and
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simplification rules.
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* Lists:: Manipulation of Lisp lists.
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* Lists:: Manipulation of lists.
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* Sets:: Manipulation of sets.
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* Function Definition:: Defining functions.
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* Program Flow:: Defining MAXIMA programs.
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* Debugging:: Debugging MAXIMA programs.
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* Program Flow:: Defining Maxima programs.
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* Debugging:: Debugging Maxima programs.
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* augmented_lagrangian:: augmented_lagrangian package.
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* bode:: Bode gain and phase plots.
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* cholesky:: Cholesky decomposition.
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* descriptive:: Descriptive statistics.
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* diag:: Jordan matrices.
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* distrib:: Probability distributions.
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* dynamics:: Graphics for dynamical systems and fractals.
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* eval_string:: Maxima expressions as strings.
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* f90:: Maxima to fortran translator.
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* ggf:: Generating function of sequences.
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* impdiff:: Implicit derivatives.
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* interpol:: Interpolation package.
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* lindstedt:: Lindstedt package.
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* linearalgebra:: Functions for linear algebra.
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* lsquares:: Least squares.
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* makeOrders:: Polynomial utility.
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* mnewton:: Newton's method.
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* numericalio:: Reading and writing files.
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* opsubst:: Substitutions utility.
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* orthopoly:: Orthogonal polynomials.
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* plotdf:: Direction fields plots.
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* simplex:: Linear programming.
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* simplification:: Simplification rules and functions.
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* solve_rec:: Linear recurrences.
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* stirling:: Stirling formula.
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* stringproc:: String processing.
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* unit:: Units and dimensions package.
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* zeilberger:: Functions for hypergeometric summation.
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* Introduction to Numerical::
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* Definitions for Numerical::
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* Definitions for Fourier Series::
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* Definitions for Statistics::
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* Definitions for Arrays and Tables::
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* Definitions for Arrays::
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Matrices and Linear Algebra
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* Introduction to Matrices and Linear Algebra::
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* Definitions for Matrices and Linear Algebra::
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* Definitions for Affine::
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* Introduction to Tensor::
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* Definitions for Tensor::
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* Introduction to Ctensor::
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* Definitions for Ctensor::
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* Introduction to itensor::
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* Definitions for itensor::
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* Introduction to ctensor::
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* Definitions for ctensor::
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* Introduction to atensor::
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* Definitions for atensor::
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* Definitions for Debugging::
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* Definitions for augmented_lagrangian::
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* Definitions for bode::
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* Definitions for cholesky::
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* Introduction to descriptive::
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* Definitions for data manipulation::
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* Definitions for descriptive statistics::
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* Definitions for specific multivariate descriptive statistics::
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* Definitions for statistical graphs::
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* Definitions for diag::
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* Introduction to distrib::
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* Definitions for continuous distributions::
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* Definitions for discrete distributions::
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* Introduction to dynamics::
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* Definitions for dynamics::
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* Definitions for eval_string::
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* Definitions for f90::
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* Definitions for ggf::
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* Definitions for impdiff::
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* Introduction to interpol::
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* Definitions for interpol::
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* Definitions for lindstedt::
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* Introduction to linearalgebra::
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* Definitions for linearalgebra::
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* Definitions for lsquares::
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* Definitions for makeOrders::
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* Definitions for mnewton::
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* Introduction to numericalio::
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* Definitions for numericalio::
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* Definitions for opsubst::
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* Introduction to orthogonal polynomials::
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* Definitions for orthogonal polynomials::
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* Introduction to plotdf::
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* Definitions for plotdf::
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* Introduction to simplex::
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* Definitions for simplex::
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* Introduction to simplification::
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* Definitions for simplification::
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* Introduction to solve_rec::
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* Definitions for solve_rec::
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* Definitions for stirling::
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* Introduction to string processing::
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* Definitions for input and output::
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* Definitions for characters::
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* Definitions for strings::
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* Introduction to Units::
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* Definitions for Units::
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* Introduction to zeilberger::
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* Definitions for zeilberger::
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@node Introduction to MAXIMA, Bug Detection and Reporting, Top, Top
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@chapter Introduction to MAXIMA
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@node Introduction to Maxima, Bug Detection and Reporting, Top, Top
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@chapter Introduction to Maxima
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@include Introduction.texi
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@node Bug Detection and Reporting, Help, Introduction to MAXIMA, Top
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@node Bug Detection and Reporting, Help, Introduction to Maxima, Top
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@chapter Bug Detection and Reporting
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@include Bugs.texi
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@chapter Trigonometric
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@include Trigonometric.texi
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@node Special Functions, Orthogonal Polynomials, Trigonometric, Top
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@node Special Functions, Elliptic Functions, Trigonometric, Top
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@chapter Special Functions
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@include Special.texi
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@node Orthogonal Polynomials, Elliptic Functions, Special Functions, Top
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@chapter Orthogonal Polynomials
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@include SpecfunII.texi
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@node Elliptic Functions, Limits, Orthogonal Polynomials, Top
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@node Elliptic Functions, Limits, Special Functions, Top
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@chapter Elliptic Functions
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@include Elliptic.texi
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@chapter Numerical
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@include Numerical.texi
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@node Statistics, Arrays and Tables, Numerical, Top
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@node Statistics, Arrays, Numerical, Top
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@chapter Statistics
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@include Statistics.texi
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@node Arrays and Tables, Matrices and Linear Algebra, Statistics, Top
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@chapter Arrays and Tables
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@node Arrays, Matrices and Linear Algebra, Statistics, Top
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@include Arrays.texi
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@node Matrices and Linear Algebra, Affine, Arrays and Tables, Top
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@node Matrices and Linear Algebra, Affine, Arrays, Top
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@chapter Matrices and Linear Algebra
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@include Matrices.texi
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@node Affine, Tensor, Matrices and Linear Algebra, Top
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@node Affine, itensor, Matrices and Linear Algebra, Top
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@include Affine.texi
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@node Tensor, Ctensor, Affine, Top
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@node itensor, ctensor, Affine, Top
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@include Itensor.texi
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@node Ctensor, Series, Tensor, Top
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@node ctensor, atensor, itensor, Top
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@include Ctensor.texi
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@node Series, Number Theory, Ctensor, Top
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@node atensor, Series, ctensor, Top
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@include Atensor.texi
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@node Series, Number Theory, atensor, Top
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@include Series.texi
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@c @include None.texi
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@node Number Theory, Symmetries, Series, Top
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@chapter Number Theory
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@include Number.texi
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@chapter Rules and Patterns
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@include Rules.texi
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@c @include xrefs.texi
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@node Lists, Function Definition, Rules and Patterns, Top
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@node Lists, Sets, Rules and Patterns, Top
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@include Lists.texi
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@node Function Definition, Program Flow, Lists, Top
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@node Sets, Function Definition, Lists, Top
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@node Function Definition, Program Flow, Sets, Top
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@chapter Function Definition
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@include Function.texi
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@chapter Program Flow
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@include Program.texi
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@node Debugging, Function and Variable Index, Program Flow, Top
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@node Debugging, augmented_lagrangian, Program Flow, Top
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@chapter Debugging
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@include Debugging.texi
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@node Function and Variable Index, , Debugging, Top
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@node augmented_lagrangian, bode, Debugging, Top
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@chapter augmented_lagrangian
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@include augmented_lagrangian.texi
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@node bode, cholesky, augmented_lagrangian, Top
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@node cholesky, descriptive, bode, Top
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@include cholesky.texi
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@node descriptive, diag, cholesky, Top
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@node diag, distrib, descriptive, Top
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@node distrib, dynamics, diag, Top
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@node dynamics, eval_string, distrib, Top
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@node eval_string, f90, dynamics, Top
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@node f90, ggf, eval_string, Top
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@node ggf, impdiff, f90, Top
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@node impdiff, interpol, ggf, Top
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@node interpol, lindstedt, impdiff, Top
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@node lindstedt, linearalgebra, interpol, Top
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@node linearalgebra, lsquares, lindstedt, Top
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@chapter linearalgebra
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@node lsquares, makeOrders, linearalgebra, Top
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@node makeOrders, mnewton, lsquares, Top
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@node opsubst, orthopoly, numericalio, Top
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