yacas
Free computer algebra system
TLDR
Start calculator
$ yacas
Evaluate expression$ yacas -c "[Solve(x^2-4==0,x)]"
Run script$ yacas [script.ys]
Quiet mode$ yacas -p
SYNOPSIS
yacas [-c expr] [-p] [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
yacas (Yet Another Computer Algebra System) is a free symbolic mathematics program that provides an interactive environment for algebraic computation. It supports symbolic manipulation of expressions, equation solving, calculus operations including derivatives and integrals, and linear algebra.The system includes its own scripting language for defining custom functions and mathematical procedures. It can be used interactively at the command line or by running script files, and supports both exact symbolic computation and numerical evaluation.
PARAMETERS
-c EXPR
Evaluate expression.-p
Plain output.-d DIR
Scripts directory.--help
Show help.
INSTALL
sudo apt install yacas
brew install yacas
nix profile install nixpkgs#yacas
CAVEATS
Learning curve. Own syntax. Not as full as Mathematica.
HISTORY
Yacas (Yet Another Computer Algebra System) was created as a free computer algebra system.
