Maxima

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Description

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Maxima is a computer algebra system comparable to commercial systems like Mathematica and Maple. It emphasizes symbolic mathematical computation: algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and much more.

Environment Modules

Run module spider maxima to find out what environment modules are available for this application.

System Variables

  • HPC_MAXIMA_DIR - installation directory
  • HPC_MAXIMA_BIN - executable directory


Additional Information

This is a GUI software. Follow the instructions at https://wiki.rc.ufl.edu/doc/GUI_Programs

Basic usage:

module load gui
launch_gui_session --module maxima -e xmaxima

Connect with xpra locally using the xpra command

xpra attach ssh:jdoe@i111a-s222.rc.ufl.edu