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diff --git a/academic/reduce-algebra/README b/academic/reduce-algebra/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6fb32afec8 --- /dev/null +++ b/academic/reduce-algebra/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +REDUCE is an interactive system for general algebraic computations of +interest to mathematicians, scientists and engineers. It can be used +interactively for simple calculations but also provides a flexible and +expressive user programming language. + +The development of the REDUCE computer algebra system was started in the +1960s by Anthony C. Hearn. Since then, many scientists from all over the +world have contributed to its development. REDUCE has a long and +distinguished place in the history of computer algebra systems. Other +systems that address some of the same issues but sometimes with rather +different emphasis are Axiom, Derive, Macsyma (Maxima), Maple, +Mathematica and MuPAD. + +REDUCE primarily runs on either Portable Standard Lisp (PSL) or Codemist +Standard Lisp (CSL), both of which are included in the SourceForge +distribution. By modern standards, REDUCE is a surprisingly small and +compact application, which runs well on all major operating systems. + +NOTE: TeX4ht (a part of the texlive package available at +SlackBuilds.org) is used to build the REDUCE manual in HTML format. It +is not built if TeX4ht is not found on the system. The manual in PDF +format is built anyway. The HTML manual is also available on the REDUCE +homepage: http://reduce-algebra.sourceforge.net/manual/manual.html |