I tried to compute
(%i1) product(3*k,k,1,n), simpproduct;
Nothing happens - MAXIMA delivers only the input instead of 3^n*n!
But:
(%i2) product(3,k,1,n), simpproduct;
(%o2) 3^n
(%i3) product(k,k,1,n), simpproduct;
(%o3) n!
Why is Maxima able to compute all parts, but not the whole given product?
Thank you very much for more insight.
Walter Wegscheider
PH-NOe, www.austromath.at