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I'm looking for Free and Open Source Computer Algebra Systems (FOSS CAS) for the day-to-day use of a computer science student (--> it doesn't need to be as fast and precise as mathematica).

It would be really nice if I could look under the hood for deeper understanding (like f.e. in R).

What tools can you suggest and why?

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Check out Sage

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You can use sagemath online too. Create your account and use it from anywhere. www.sagenb.org

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See also Maxima.

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Sage contains Maxima: sagemath.org/links-components.html – ShreevatsaR Jun 22 '10 at 23:32
Oh, I didn't know that. – lhf Jun 23 '10 at 1:33
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mathomatic is very limited as computer algebra goes, but does work

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look into this online CAS:

http://www.vroomlab.com/nhome

click on calculator image to access it without login.

it uses Maxima as its default engine but can plug in mathematica and maple as well

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