> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
> [mailto:maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Kun Lin
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:12 AM
> To: maxima at math.utexas.edu
> Subject: Numerical Matrix operations
>
> Hi,
>
> So i have been doing alot of Maxima programming lately :-)
>
> There are couple questions i have.
>
> 1) Is there a easy command to figure out the dimension of a matrix?
> For now i have to do length(M) to get the row number and
> length(transpose(M)) to get the column number of matrix M.
> Of course i can always write a function do combine the operations
> above:-)
length(m) and
length(first(m))
>
>
> 2) When I declear a matrix of either 1xn or nx1. Let's call
> that matrix
> M. so in matlab, i can just think of M as a vector.
> Meaning it doesn't matter if the matrix is 1xn or nx1 when i
> do M[2] it
> will return the same element. However, in maxima i have to
> explicitly do
> either M[2,1] or M[1,2] depending on the dimension of the
> matrix. Is
> there a way for maxima to do what matlab is doing?
part(m,1,1) maybe
>
>
> 3) When i call row(M,1), maxima returns a matrix back. can i
> make it so
> that it returns an array?
A matrix is a list. If you want an array, you have to copy it into an
array.
Unless you really don't need an array.
>
>
> 4) Is there a struct type in maxima?
Yes, there is a way of doing this. defstruct, which is probably not
documented.
somthing like
> Input:
> a.one=1,
> a.two=2,
> outout:
> a
> one=1
> two=2
>
>
> 5) Can i do object oriented programming in maxima? (creating classes)
maybe you should be using Common Lisp, where there is an elaborate
object system. Probably you can fake this in Maxima, somehow.
>
> - Kun
>
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