On 5/7/10, reyssat <eric.reyssat at math.unicaen.fr> wrote:
> how do I get an expansion of a one variable polynomial sorted by
> decreasing degrees, independently of signs of coefficients ?
>
> I would like f(1/2-x) --> -x+1/2 for instance.
Try this: negsumdispflag:false;
Just one of Maxima's multitude of obscure flags ...
at least it is actually in the reference manual!
For the record:
http://maxima.sourceforge.net/docs/manual/en/maxima_95.html#Category_003a-Display-flags-and-variables
best
Robert Dodier