Basic references

 

• B. Buchberger, G.E. Collins, and R. Loos, editors. Computer Algebra, Symbolic and Algebraic Computation. Springer- Verlag, Wien, 1983. first book on computer algebra algorithms

• J.H. Davenport, Y. Siret, and E. Tournier. Computer Algebra, Systems and Algorithms for Algebraic Computation, Academic Press, London, 1988. the best introduction to computer algebra algorithms and systems, introduction to REDUCE

• K.O. Geddes, S.R. Czapor and G. Labahn. Algorithms For Computer Algebra. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1992. the best reference book on computer algebra algorithms

• D. Harper, C. Wooff, and D. Hodgkinson. A Guide to Computer Algebra Systems. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1991. comparision of the systems Derive, MACSYMA, Maple, Mathematica, REDUCE