MuPAD is a computer algebra project of the MathPAD group at the University of Paderborn. MuPAD was designed as a parallel system. The design and implemen tation of MuPAD grew out of the desire to efficiently handle large data generated by algorithms used to investigate the group theoretical structure of nonlinear sys tems. Nevertheless, MuPAD outgrew this original goal and was developed as a general purpose system and should be used as such. MuPAD had two major design goals. As already mentioned, firstly we wanted to prm.ide a tool for fast and efficient handling of large data. This goal was...

1.1 MuPAD: An Overview MuPAD is a computer algebra system which, up to now, has been developed mainly at the University of Paderborn. Our aim was to design a program that can handle mathematical problems and computations of a new order of magnitude. Therefore, MuPAD was designed as a parallel system. However, MuPAD also runs on sequential computers, from small size machines to more powerful workstations. Right from the start we were fascinated by the implications computer algebra systems can have on the way how mathematical formulae and techniques will be used in future applications of...