Software used

Software Tools for Working with Abstract Algebra

AbstractAlgebra

• • Articles used in: Using Mathematica to Explore Abstract Algebra, Allen C. Hibbard

  • Availability: freeware

  • Publisher/Creator: Al Hibbard and Ken Levasseur

  • Platforms supported: requires Mathematica

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Exploring Small Groups (ESG)

• • Articles used in: Laboratory Experiences in Group Theory: A Discovery Approach, Ellen Maycock Parker

  • Availability: free with book -- see below

  • Publisher/Creator: Ladnor Geissinger

  • Platforms supported: DOS

  • Download Information: Accompanies Laboratory Experiences in Group Theory, Ellen Maycock Parker, MAA (1996 0-88385-705-7)

Finite Group Behavior (FGB)

• • Articles used in: Learning Beginning Group Theory with Finite Group Behavior, Edward Keppelmann with Bayard Webb

  • Availability: freeware (registration required)

  • Publisher/Creator: Edward Keppelmann and Bayard Webb

  • Platforms supported: Windows 95/98

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Groups, Algorithms and Programming (GAP)

• • Articles used in: Using GAP in an Abstract Algebra Class, Julianne G. Rainbolt

  • Availability: freeware

  • Publisher/Creator: team effort; GAP page

  • Platforms supported: Macintosh, Windows, Unix

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  • GAP Forum

  • Introduction to GAP

  • Getting Started

    • GAP 4 .2 Manual

ISETL (Interactive Set Language)

• • Articles used in:

    • • Discovering Abstract Algebra with ISETL, Ruth I. Berger

      • Teaching Abstract Algebra with ISETL, Karin M. Pringle

      • Using ISETL and Cooperative Learning to Teach Abstract Algebra: An Instructor's View, Robert S. Smith

  • Availability: freeware

  • Publisher/Creator: Gary Levin (Clarkson University)

  • Platforms supported: Macintosh, DOS, Windows

  • Download Information: Macintosh, DOS, Windows

• Tutorial or related pages

  • • READ ME at Mathematics Archives

    • Documentation from Archives

• • Getting Started Guide

Maple

• • Articles used in: Some Uses of Maple in the Teaching of Modern Algebra, Kevin Charlwood

  • Availability: Commercial

  • Publisher/Creator: Waterloo Maple

  • Platforms supported: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, DEC Alpha, and others

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Mathematica

• Articles used in: Using Mathematica to Explore Abstract Algebra, Allen C. Hibbard

  • Availability: Commercial

  • Publisher/Creator: Wolfram Research, Inc.

  • Platforms supported: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, and others

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  • Tutorial or related pages: Tutorials, Demos, MathSource, Training and Consulting

MATLAB

• • Articles used in: Experiments with Finite Linear Groups Using MATLAB, George Mackiw

  • Availability: Commercial

  • Publisher/Creator: The MathWorks

  • Platforms supported: many platforms, including Linux, Macintosh, Windows, and Unix

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MetaCard

• • Articles used in: Learning Permutation Group Theory via Puzzles, John O. Kiltinen

  • Availability: Commercial

  • Publisher/Creator: MetaCard Corporation

  • Platforms supported: Windows 3.1/95/98/NT, Unix/X11, Macintosh OS (7.1 or later)

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PascalGT

• • Articles used in: The PascGalois Triangle: A Tool for Visualizing Abstract Algebra, Michael J. Bardzell and Kathleen M. Shannon

  • Availability: freeware (though donations accepted)

  • Publisher/Creator: Kathleen M. Shannon and Michael J. Bardzell

  • Platforms supported: Windows 95, Windows 98

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  • Tutorial or related pages: see article above

Other Software Mentioned

• • The Geometer's Sketchpad

  • TesselMania

  • Kali

  • KaledioTile