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List of Software Available on the Math Net at CSUSB

• Mathematics
• TeX Programs
• Computer Languages
• Text Editors
• Graphics and Geometry
• Spreadsheets

Mathematics

• Maple. General purpose mathematics program; does symbolic and numerical calculations, calculus, linear algebra, graphs functions, etc.
• Magma.Abstract algebra package.
• GAP Another abstract algebra package.

Word processing and editing

TeX Packages

• An intro to TeX
• Infomation on the LaTeX macro package
• AMSTeX The AMS macro package for TeX
• AMSLaTeX The AMS macro package for Latex
• dviware xdvi and other dvi packages
• dvips postscript utilities

Computer Languages

• c
• c++
• perl

Text editors

• Text edit. Sun Windows point-and-click text editor. Hold down the right mouse button on the background, move to the right on Programs, and release on Text Editor. See the Sun Help pages for more information.

• Vi. The Unix visual editor. Can be used on any Unix machine, not just Suns; can be used over a modem. Does not use a mouse. To edit a file, type

  vi filename

  in a Command Tool window. for more information, check the online manual:

  man vi

• Pico. A not-very fancy editor that uses arrow keys instead of the mouse. Easier to use than vi, but not as powerful. Can be used over a modem. To edit a file, type

  pico filename

  in a Command Tool window. Menus with instructions are at the bottom of the screen. Note that the ^ symbol means the Control key.

Graphics and geometry

• Geomview. 3-d viewer which allows you to interactively change the appearances of objects. To run geomview, type

  geomview

  in a Command Tool window. For help, see the online manual pages, or try the tutorial oogltour.

• Kali. Program to draw patterns with any of the plane symmetry types. To run kali, type

  kali

  in a Command Tool window. To print a picture, type

  kaliprint filename | printcommand

  where printcommand is the command you use to send Postscript files to the printer.

Graphics

• Idraw. Drawing program similar to MacDraw. Gives Postscript output, can be included in TeX files.To run, type

  idraw

  in a Command Tool window.

Spreadsheet

• Oleo, the lower-priced spread(sheet). It is, in fact, free, from gnu. To run oleo, type

  oleo

  in a Command Tool window. Instructions.

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