[Maxima] Defining a function from a derivative?

[Stavros Macrakis]

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On 5/6/06, Alasdair McAndrew <amca01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks very much!, both work fine.  Where could I have found about the
> single quotes syntax?  I checked the manual, and either I missed it, or s=
aw
> it and didn't understand it, or it's not there...
>

Section 4.1 of the manual:

*Operator:* *"'**'"*

The '' (double single quotes) operator causes an extra evaluation to occur.
E.g., ''%i4 will re-evaluate input line %i4. ''(f(x)) means evaluate the
expression f(x) an extra time. ''f(x) (with the double single quotes applie=
d
to f instead of f(x)) means return the verb form of f applied to [x].
Unfortunately, the title line of this is mis-rendered (presumably by the
documentation system), but the body is correct.  Like much of the manual,
alas, it is rather obscure and not quite correct....

             -s

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On 5/6/06, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Alasdair McAndrew</b> &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:amca01 at gmail.com">amca01 at gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<div><span clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-=
left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left=
: 1ex;">
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">Thanks very much!, both work fine.&nbsp; Whe=
re could I have found about
the single quotes syntax?&nbsp; I checked the manual, and either I
missed it, or saw it and didn't understand it, or it's not there...</div></=
blockquote><div><br>Section 4.1 of the manual:<br><br><dl><dt><u>Operator:<=
/u> <b>&quot;'</b><i>'&quot;</i>
<a name=3D"IDX13"></a>
</dt><dd><p>The <code>''</code> (double single quotes) operator causes an e=
xtra evaluation to occur.
E.g., <code>''%i4</code> will re-evaluate input line <code>%i4</code>.
<code>''(f(x))</code> means evaluate the expression <code>f(x)</code> an ex=
tra time.
<code>''f(x)</code> (with the double single quotes applied to <code>f</code=
> instead of <code>f(x)</code>)
means return the verb form of <code>f</code> applied to <code>[x]</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>Unfortunately, the title line of this is mis-rendered (presumably=
 by the documentation system), but the body is correct.&nbsp; Like much of =
the manual, alas, it is rather obscure and not quite correct....<br><br>&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -s
<br><br></div></div><br>

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