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From: dpb@philabs.UUCP (Paul Benjamin)
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Subject: Re: Equation solver
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 11:10:06 EST
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> I am looking for a program that can solve simple algebraic expressions
> of the type:
> 
> 		10x - 15 = 5
> 
> (very simple stuff, eh?)
> 
	...
> 
> Any help, pointers, suggestions, etc. from people is much appreciated.
> 
> Dick Pierce

You may want to look at Sleeman's work, although it is more along the
lines of simulating student's solutions to such tasks. It can be
found with related work in "Intelligent Tutoring Systems", published
by Academic Press in 1982. The editors are D. Sleeman and J. S. Brown.
Good luck.

Paul Benjamin