[R] package redcas 0.2.1 now available on CRAN

[martin gregory]

Version 0.2.1 of the package redcas <https://cran.r-project.org/package=redcas> is now available on CRAN.

redcas provides an interface to REDUCE <https://reduce-algebra.sourceforge.io/>, a portable general-purpose computer algebra system supporting scalar, vector, matrix and tensor algebra, symbolic differential and integral calculus, arbitrary precision numerical calculations and output in LaTeX format. This release introduces a new set of interface functions which simplify the interaction with REDUCE for cases where no significant programming in REDUCE is needed. In addition, these functions return their results as suitable R objects. Furthermore it also provides functions for converting REDUCE objects to their counterparts in R. There are a number of improvements to the handling of LaTeX output and R objects of type character, numeric, expression or data frame may be sent to REDUCE for conversion to LaTeX.

A new vignette, Using redcas, provides a step-by-step guide to using the package. The vignette Brief Overview of REDUCE provides information on the language and highlights differences to R.

Martin Gregory
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