hi Raymond
>
> Anyone notice that maxima doesn't print out sums very well?
>
> Example:
>
> GCL (GNU Common Lisp) Version(2.4.0) Mon Sep 24 15:07:31 EDT 2001
> Licensed under GNU Library General Public License
> Contains Enhancements by W. Schelter
> Maxima 5.6 Mon Sep 24 15:07:13 EDT 2001 (with enhancements by W. Schelter).
> Licensed under the GNU Public License (see file COPYING)
> (C1) sum(x^n,n,0,inf);
>
> INF
> ====
> \ n
> (D1) >x
> /
> ====
> n = 0
>
> Anyone have a fix?
we can use simpsum option.
(C2) simpsum:true;
(D2)
(C3)sum(x^n,n,0,inf);
Is ABS(x) -1 positive,negative,or zero ?
negative;
(D4) 1
----
1 - x
allso
(C5) sum(1/n^3,n,1,inf);
(D5) ZETA(3)
thanks
Gosei Furuya (go_furuya@infoseek.jp)