Programming Guide



On Sat, 2007-31-03 at 10:21 -0700, Robert Dodier wrote:

> 
> diagram (L) := block (map (getpoints, L), map (lambda ([x],
> ['discrete, x]), %%), plot2d (%%));
> 
> (Maxima recognizes %% as the preceding result in a block.)
> 
> The notation foo[x] is used for several kinds of objects in Maxima ---
> lists, matrices, arrays (declared and undeclared), and memoizing
> functions. Of all of these, I'd say lists are the least confusing.
> Opinions may vary.
I am not sure how this code operates. If I want a graph of the first n
bifurcations, I would like to pass n to the function "diagram" and have
it call on getpoints n times (passing it an index from 1 to n). Then in
"diagram" I want to plot those n sets of points on the same graph. I
can't see in the above code what I should supply for "L".

Sorry for the barrage of questions, and you all have been very helpful! 

Thanks,

Zoho