this message usually means you have encounted an error in the
polynomial GCD program. You can try a different one by something
like
gcd: ez;
however, this bug is not changed by such a setting.
The same bug appears in GCL.
Javed Alam wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have been trying to solve some 2nd order ordinary diff equation with
> constant coefficients using maxima. For some reason it is not working
> for the diff eqation given below:
>
> y" + a* y' + b*y = c*x
>
> For the case 4*b^2-a=0 I get a wrong answer and for the case 4*b^2-a
> >0 ,the error I get is
>
> " Quotient by a polynomial of higher degree
> -- an error. Quitting. To debug this try DEBUGMODE(TRUE);)"
>
> <snip>