Re: maple or derive

Howard L. Hansen (mfhlh@UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU)
Mon, 20 May 1996 16:39:03 -0500

Steve Kraisler wrote:
>
> I plan to augment my calculus class (inner city high school) with a
> computer calculus program. Any suggestions on which on I should use?

Steve,

Personally, I'd choose neither and instead consider MathCad 6.0.
Reason--easy to use powerful (Maple engine) without all the specialized
codes necessary for Maple. Instead of Int etc. you enter and integral
just as it would appear in print or the way in which you would wrtie it.

H^2

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Howard L. Hansen
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Western Illinois University
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