[Peter Scott , Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:31:03 -0700]:
> Ideally, I wish that I could do something like this:
>
> (maxima:integrate "3*x^2" 'x 2 5)
I think to do that you can use the #$ ... $ reader syntax:
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| (%i1) to_lisp();
|
|
| ; In: LAMBDA (CONDITION ME-OR-MY-ENCAPSULATION)
|
| ; #'(LAMBDA (CONDITION ME-OR-MY-ENCAPSULATION)
| ; (BLOCK MAXIMA-LISP-DEBUGGER-REPL # # #))
| ; Note: Variable ME-OR-MY-ENCAPSULATION defined but never used.
| Type (to-maxima) to restart
|
| MAXIMA> #$integrate(3*x^2, x, 2, 5)$
| 117
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This much is simple because you only want a numerical result and
because this code does not depend on the result of some Lisp
computation. As for more general situations I don't know anything,
but I assume that the definition of translate is relevant.
Albert.