History, features, and commentary on FORMAC
Elaine R. Bond · 1966
The purpose of this paper is to summarize significant characteristics and features of the FORMAC system. FORMAC (FORmula MAnipulation Compiler), an extension of IBM 7090/94 FORTRAN IV, permits algebraic manipulation of mathematical expressions. The FORMAC system provides such capabilities as symbolic differentiation, substitution, evaluation, expansion, and finding coefficients.