A weird result from maxima: constant D1 changed into number 7: (C1) n : 7$ (C2) U1 : D1*(%E^(-a1*r1) - 1)*(%E^(-a1*r1) - 1); - a1 r1 2 (D2) 7 (%E - 1) Anybody can reproduce such result? What is wrong in those command lines? thank you -- Paolo Pumilia