Part 1:

Part 1 - Chapter 1 - Preamble
1.1.1. Version
1.1.2. Preface
1.1.3. System Distribution
1.1.4. System Requirements
1.1.5. Copyright and Trademarks
1.1.6. Acknowledgments
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Part 2: Introduction to CoCoA

Part 2 - Chapter 1 - The CoCoA System
2.1.1. An Overview of the System
2.1.2. System Structure
2.1.3. Contributions
2.1.4. CoCoA and Macaulay
2.1.5. Pointers to the Literature
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Part 2 - Chapter 2 - Tutorial
2.2.1. A Tutorial Introduction to CoCoA
2.2.2. Setting Up CoCoA for the Tutorial
2.2.3. Entering Commands
2.2.4. Examples of Entering Commands
2.2.5. More on Entering Commands
2.2.6. After the Tutorial
2.2.7. Arithmetic
2.2.8. Variables
2.2.9. The Variable It
2.2.10. Making Lists
2.2.11. Setting Up a Ring
2.2.12. A Groebner Basis Example
2.2.13. Eliminating Variables
2.2.14. Using More Than One Ring
2.2.15. Substitutions
2.2.16. First Functions
2.2.17. More First Functions
2.2.18. Rings Inside User-Defined Functions
2.2.19. Rational Normal Curve
2.2.20. Generic Minors
2.2.21. Leading Term (Initial) Ideals, Generic Polynomials
2.2.22. Ring Mapping Example
2.2.23. Output to a File
2.2.24. Finite Point Sets: Buchberger-Moeller
2.2.25. Syzygies and Resolution Example
2.2.26. Factoring Polynomials
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Part 5: Working the System

Part 5 - Chapter 1 - CoCoA Panels
5.1.1. Introduction to Panels
5.1.2. Setting Options
5.1.3. Options in the GENERAL Panel
5.1.4. Echo
5.1.5. Timer
5.1.6. Trace
5.1.7. Indentation
5.1.8. TraceSources
5.1.9. SuppressWarnings
5.1.10. ComputationStack
5.1.11. Options in the GROEBNER Panel
5.1.12. Sugar
5.1.13. FullRed
5.1.14. SingleStepRed
5.1.15. Verbose
5.1.16. Commands and Functions for Panels
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Part 5 - Chapter 2 - CoCoA's Help System
5.2.1. Online Help
5.2.2. Quick Tips for Using Online Help
5.2.3. Commands and Functions for Online Help
5.2.4. Other Help
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Part 5 - Chapter 3 - Fine Tuning At Start-up
5.3.1. User Initialization
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Part 5 - Chapter 4 - CoCoA Interfaces
5.4.1. CoCoA on a Macintosh
5.4.2. CoCoA under Unix
5.4.3. CoCoA under Windows/DOS
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