CoCoA1.5.sea.hqx

             CoCoA (Computations in Commutative Algebra)
                          version 1.5
                Allessandro Giovini & Gianfranco Niesi
                     cocoa@igecuniv.bitnet

"CoCoA is a small special-purpose system for doing computations in 
commutative algebra which runs on any computer of the Macintosh family
provided with at least 1 MB of RAM..." 

Its objects are polynomials, lists of polynomials, ideals, modules, 
matrices of polynomials, and rational functions.  The basic operations 
available are:
    sums, products, powers, derivatives, gcd, lcm of polynomials;
    sums, products, powers, derivatives, of rational functions;
    sums, products, powers of ideals;
    sums of modules;
    sums, products, powers, determinants of matrices
as well as appropriate operations between heterogeneous objects.

There are also a number of more advanced operations included such as
    Grobner basis of ideals and modules;
    syzygies of ideals and modules;
    standard bases and tangent cones of ideals;
    intersection and division of ideals and modules;
as well as many others.

Polynomials are entered and displayed with true exponents and subscripts,
however typing them (Opt superscript for superscripts; Shift-Opt subscript
for subscripts) can slow down entering data.  On line help is included as
well as a 25-page users guide from an earlier version.  The package is
a powerful and useful tool for computation in commutative algebra.

Runs under both system 6 and system 7, including 7.1 in 32-bit mode.

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Location in Mathematics Archives:
  Anonymous FTP:  /mac/calculus
                  /mac/modernAlgebra

  Gopher:
    (First select "Software" then "Macintosh software arranged
     by subjects")
                  Calculus / Computational Commutative Algebra
                  Modern Algegra / Computational Commutative Algebra

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