try load("optvar"). In that share directory, also look for optvar.usg
for usage. I don't know about item 2 though.
RJF
Webb Sprague wrote:
> Hi Maximites,
>
> Could someone point me to directions for doing the following two
> things in Maxima (typical I bet of every Econ student starting to use
> Maxima):
>
> 1. Constrained optimization a set of non-linear equations using the
> Lagrangian multiplier (e.g. utility functions subject to budget
> constraint)?
>
> 2. Plotting isolines of a 2-d function (e.g. indifference curves)?
>
> I will admit that I have not really delved into the documentation, but
> I did work on it for an hour or two. I am hoping that someone might
> have an example for these they can link to.
>
> Thanks,
> W
>
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