Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Atlanta, Georgia, March 10-13, 2016

Paper A001

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Commercial Versus Free On-line CAS Systems: Compare and Contrast

Reza O. Abbasian


Texas Lutheran University


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John T. Sieben


Texas Lutheran University


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ABSTRACT

In this paper, we will explore the advantages and the shortcomings of commercial CAS systems as compared to the free online software. We will solve a variety of pre- and post-calculus problems using Maple and compare and contrast the syntax, ease of use, and results with the same problem solved using WolframAlpha.

Keyword(s): computer algebra systems, Maple