RFC: extracting coefficients of a multivariate polynomial
Subject: RFC: extracting coefficients of a multivariate polynomial
From: Stavros Macrakis
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:29:26 -0400
2008/4/24 S. Newhouse <sen1 at math.msu.edu>:
> Because my mail program does not easily format the exponents in maxima
> screen output, I am sending an example of the manual use of 'coeff' as an
> attachment.
Sheldon,
The best way to prepare Maxima sessions for email is to use
display2d:false, e.g.
(%i1) (x^2-1)^3/(x^2-y^2);
<<<<<<<<<<<< this will come out garbled on most email displays >>>>>>>>>>>>>
2 3
(x - 1)
(%o1) ---------
2 2
x - y
(%i2) display2d:false;
(%o2) false
(%i3) (x^2-1)^3/(x^2-y^2);
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< works in any email program >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
(%o3) (x^2-1)^3/(x^2-y^2)
Best,
-s