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Am Tue, 08 Mar 2005 13:54:03 -0500 schrieb Raymond Toy:

> >>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Volz  writes:
> 
> 
>     Andreas> the log() function in maxima seems to be the same what
>     "ln" on my Andreas> calculator is. But where do I find the
>     log_10() function? And is there Andreas> an ld() function for
>     log_2()?
> 
> Perhaps this will work for you:
> 
> log10(x) := log(x)/log(10);
> log2(x) := log(x)/log(2);

Yes, this worked. How could I change maxima to use this functions
everytime it starts without typing them again? I tried to insert them
into /home/andreas/.maximarc or another file that is listed in the
manpage, but it doesn't work.

regards
Andreas