[Blindmath] analitical software

[John G. Heim]

Maple is a commercial product. It's pretty expensive. Are you sure the 
university doesn't provide you with access to Maple? It seems odd to me 
that they'd ask you to use Maple but not provide it.

I believe the  main ope-source alternative to Maple. is a product called 
sage.  We do linux only here at the University of Wisconsin so I don't 
know if there is a Windows version.  If you are going to study physics, 
you'd be better off switching to linux anyway.

Here is a link to a page that lists several alternatives to maple. Many 
of them are commercial products but many others are free and open-source:
http://alternativeto.net/software/maple/?platform=linux




On 02/27/14 10:03, Wheatley, Richard wrote:
> Hi, I'm a first year physics student at Lancaster university, and I have been told that I will need a package such as maypole that solves analytical problems. I use LaTeX in conjuction with jaws and a braille strip. Does anyone know the most accessable downloadable softwear of this kind?
> I have already started learning to use m.wolframalpha although I haven't got very far so very little unlearning would be necessary.
> Thank you
> Best wishes
> Richard
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