What are algebraic calculations?

 

• comparison of numerical to algebraic, or symbolic, computation

  Numerical Symbolic

  numerical algebraic

  evaluation simplification

• typical features of algebraic computation

  • computation with arbitrary precision numbers--no rounding

  • computation with symbols and variables (e.g., )

  • computation with functions (e.g., )

  • manipulation of formulas

  • symbolic operations ( differentiation , integration , factorization , etc.)

• algebraic computation or symbol manipulation or computer algebra is the field of scientific computation which develops, analyzes, implements and uses algebraic algorithms