X-Maxima

Made as the portable edition of Maxima, this is a comprehensive program that provides you with tools for performing mathematical equations, such as algebraic expressions and symbols. It's loaded with plenty of options and allows you to export data as HTML or LaTeX files.

Since installation is not necessary, you can save the program files anywhere on the disk and just click the executable to launch Maxima. There is also the option to save it to a pen drive and directly run it on any PC without previous installers. More importantly, it doesn't modify Windows registry settings.

Wrapped up in a user-friendly interface, this application puts a text editor at your disposal where you can write math equations with lists, constants, variables, arrays, structures, limits, roots, and so on.

It's possible to evaluate cells, view a function's template, complete words, and insert text, title, section and subsection cells, along with page breaks and images. You can find roots of equations, solve linear or algebraic systems, eliminate variables, generate a matrix, integrate expressions, find limits, as well as calculate sums and products. These are just some of the features supplied by this complex application. 2D and 3D plots are supported too.

Maxima didn't put a strain on computer performance during our tests, since it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly. It didn't hang, crash or display error messages. Given its wide range of options dedicated to math calculation, Maxima comes to the aid of students and teachers alike.