Overview of SINGULAR
SINGULAR: CAS for polynomial computations with special
Emphasize: commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory
- Main computational objects: ideals/modules over very general polynomial rings over various ground fields.
- Large variety of algorithms implemented in kernel
(written in
C/C++). - Intuitive, C-like programming language
- Many more algorithms implemented as SINGULAR libraries.
- Communication links connect SINGULAR with other CAS's like MMA or MuPAD
- Extensive documentation: Manual, Tutorial
(info, ps, and
- Development started in 1984; Current version: 1.2
- Freely available for most hard- and software platforms (Unix, Windows 95/NT, Macintosh) from ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular