try rat(%,y,x);
if that doesn't work for you, then I suspect the simplest alternative
is that you try to accomodate your own notions of what the right order is to
what maxima provides.
Good luck.
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From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu [mailto:maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu]
On Behalf Of Richard Hennessy
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:08 PM
To: Maxima List
Subject: How do you order terms this way
If I have the quadratic surface in x and y
a*x^2 +b*y^2+d*x*y+e*x+f*y +g = 0
I want Maxima to print out this formula in the order above but when I enter
it it changes it to
b*y^2+d*x*y+f*y+a*x^2+e*x+g=0
I want the terms in order of degree so that x^n*y^m would come before
x^(n-1)*y^m and also before x^n*y^(m-1) etc...
Is there a way? I can't find a function for that in the help.
Richard Hennessy