On 12/17/08, van Nek <van.nek at arcor.de> wrote:
> It seems that I must read the doc about ev. Doesn't ev rip off the first quote?
Oh, sorry, you're right.
> So this convinces me:
> (%i1) '( '([3, 4]*p + [1, 2]) ), listarith=true;
> (%o1) [3 p + 1, 4 p + 2]
Maybe this is less obscure.
listarith : false;
'([3, 4]*p + [1, 2]);
=> [3, 4] p + [1, 2]
listarith : true;
'([3, 4]*p + [1, 2]);
=> [3 p + 1, 4 p + 2]
best
Robert