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Maxima is a fairly complete computer algebra system written in Lisp with an emphasis on symbolic computation. It is based on DOE-MACSYMA and licensed under the GPL free software license. Its abilities include symbolic integration, 3D plotting and solving differential equations.

MIT Institute Professor Emeritus Joel Moses, who developed Macsyma, one of the first symbolic mathematics computer programs, and held numerous administrative posts, has died at 80.