unit_step (was Re: New piecewise package indevelopment)
Subject: unit_step (was Re: New piecewise package indevelopment)
From: Richard Hennessy
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 20:18:55 -0500
Actually I have a better idea. I will leave pwsumify is it was and redefine unit_step when loading pw.mac. The user is
then free to use my unit_step or redefine it again anyway they want.
So it will be unit_step(x):=(signum(x)+1)/2; or whatever else the user want to change it to. I will put the diff and
integrate rules on signum, not unit_step, so Maxima will change unit_step to something with signum in it and then apply
simplification rules to signum. I think that is the best way.
Rich