On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 11:51 -0400, sen1 at math.msu.edu wrote:
> So, it seems silly to define
> f(x):= linearinterpol([[2,1],[3,2],[4,1]])
Hi Sheldon,
notice that this is the same problem as when someone attempts
to define the derivative of a function as:
df(x) := diff(x^2,x)
this is a very common error among students and has already been
discussed in this list. I think that the best answer to give to
a student is to teach them the difference between := and define,
and ask them to use:
define ( df(x), diff(x^2,x))
Regards,
Jaime