Review of DERIVE Version 5.00

A review of Derive v 5, a computer algebra system (CAS)… The main capabilities and menu structures of Derive 5.00 will be perfectly familiar to users of earlier versions. In short Derive styles itself “The Mathematical Assistant for Your PC” and performs numerical and symbolic calculations, algebra, trigonometry, calculus and graph plotting in 2 and 3 dimensions. Compared with previous versions of Derive, the principal areas of enhancement in Derive 5.00 are in the user interface in both algebra and plot windows, in the programmability of Derive and the provision of some additional mathematical functions and operations…