B.Sc Curriculum - Madras Christian College

Computer Training
Part IV (b) – Skill Based Credits: 3
Semester VI Hours / Cycle: 2
Unit I Hours: 6
Introduction to Maxima, Equations – Find Roots, Roots of Polynomials, Solve Linear
Systems, Solve Algebraic Systems, Solve ODE, Initial Value Problems, Boundary Value
Problems, Solve ODE with Laplace.
Unit II Hours: 6
Algebra – Generate Matrix, Generate Matrix from Expression, Enter Matrix, Invert Matrix,
Characteristic Polynomial, Determinants, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, Adjoint Matrix, Transpose
Matrix.
Unit III Hours: 6
Calculus – integration, Change Variables, Differentiation, Find Limits, Find Minimum, Get
Series, Calculate Sum, Calculate Product, Laplace Transform, Inverse Laplace Transform,
Greatest Common Divisor, Least Common Multiple, Divide Polynomials, Partial Fractions,
Continued Fractions.
Unit IV Hours: 6
Simplify – Simplify Expressions, Simplify Radicals, Factor Expression, Factor Complex,
Expand Expression, Expand Logarithms, Contract Logarithms, Factorials and Gamma,
Trigonometric Simplification, Complex Simplification.
Unit V Hours: 6
Plot – Plot 2D, Plot 3D, Plot Format;
Numeric – Toggle Numeric Output, To Float, To Bigfloat, Set Precision,
Solving Linear Programming Problems – Simplex Methods
References
Maxima 5.25.0 Manual
(Internet Source: http://andrejv.github.com/wxmaxima/help.html)