Mathematics and computers

Writing mathematics on computers

• Writing LaTeX
• Processing LaTeX with GNU/Linux systems
• References with BiBTeX
• Diagrams with xfig

Computer algebra systems

• Maple
• Mathematica
• Maxima (open source, similar to Mathematica)
• GNU Octave (open source, similar to MATLAB)
• SAGE (open source, incorporates Axiom, GAP, GP/PARI, Macaulay2, Maxima, Octave and Singular with a friendly web-based interface)

General computing

• The GNU/Linux command line
• SPIRES script