Maxima differentiates with respect to %pi to find the
coefficient of %pi in the argument to trig functions.
It's a terrible way to do what needs to be done.
Barton
-----"Edward A. Romana" wrote: -----
>To: Barton Willis
>From: "Edward A. Romana"
>Date: 07/20/2007 02:47PM
>cc: maxima at mobsternet.com, maxima at math.utexas.edu
>Subject: Re: [Maxima] Possible bug?
>
>At 08:18 AM 7/20/2007, Barton Willis wrote:
>>-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
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>>.... but Maxima differentiates with respect to %pi
>>to simplify trig functions...
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>can some one motivate or point to a reference for the
>trig simplification method using derivatives with respect to %pi.
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>Ed
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