mathomatic - automatic algebraic manipulator

mathomatic [ -chqtv ] [ -m number ] [ input_files ]

Mathomatic is a portable, general purpose CAS (Computer Algebra System) that can automatically solve, simplify, combine, and compare algebraic equations. It does some calculus and is very easy to use. Currently, it handles all algebra, except trigonometry and logarithms. It is entirely written in C and is very efficient. It does not permit extremely large expressions, which can take a lot of memory and time. Instead reliability, ease of use, and speed are its features.

-c

Toggle color mode. This mode outputs ANSI escape sequences to make each level of parentheses a different color, for easier reading.

-h

Enable HTML mode. This makes Mathomatic output suitable for inclusion in a web page. The color mode flag affects this mode, allowing HTML color output. It is recommended that the web page have a black background in color mode.

-m number

Change the memory size of equation spaces. It is followed by a floating point number which is a multiplier of the default equation size. Please don't set this higher than 10, unless you know what you are doing.

-q

Sets quiet mode. Prompts are not displayed.

-t

Sets test mode. Used when testing and comparing output.

-v

Display version number and compile flags used and exit.

First you type in your algebraic equations in standard infix notation, then you can solve them by just typing in the variable, or perform operations on them with the Mathomatic commands. Type "help" for the help command. If the command is longer than 4 letters, you only need to type in the first 4 letters. Most commands operate on the current equation by default.

There is extensive documentation available in HTML format, see "www.mathomatic.com".

EDITOR

Editor to use for the edit command.

~/.mathomaticrc

Optional startup file containing Mathomatic set options. It should be a text file with one set option per line. Do not include the word "set".

George Gesslein II <gesslein@panix.com>