XCAS
Free computer algebra software
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Documentation

In this section you will find all the documents useful for understanding Xcas, in particular general documents then specific to the different languages:

IN GENERAL

To understand the software a little better, you have the many documents available below as well as video tutorials by clicking on the following link:

Here some documents summarizing the use of the main tools made available by Xcas.
There is only two documents in english, Xcas basic tools and Xcas interface, the others one are in french but you still can try to watch them.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

This section is aimed at middle school students but can also serve as an introduction to primary school students who would like to discover Xcas in the form of a game.

TORTUE Xcas 3rd GRADE MATH

HIGH SCHOOL

Most of the help that Xcas can provide to high school students can be found in the following document:

However, the documents in section developers are a good source of information in addition to the Xcas sheets for studying in high school.

GRADUATE STUDIES

Although Xcas offers many possibilities to the youngest, it was originally developed to perform computer algebra, but many other uses of the software are possible. This is why it becomes even more relevant for higher studies, the documents which follow are therefore for a more advanced level of mathematics, but are still worth consulting by final year students who want to continue their studies in this domain.

Finally, we can also find an interactive document which presents the results used in Giac, and allows to have a good approach of the use of Xcas

DEVELOPER ASSISTANCE

You will find here all the information you will need to program on Xcas, according to the different languages but also information on the Xcas language: Program on Xcas for ALL LEVELS

EXERCICES

You will finally find here exercises from the second level, it is important to practice to get used to Xcas to gain efficiency.

EXERCICES TO HAVE FUN

And finally you will find an interactive page which illustrates a problem which is Dudeney's puzzle, it may be interesting to take a look at it: PUZZLE DE DUDENEY