Thanks to a reader of this list, I now see that my post missed the mark on
several points--loading
abs_integrate does nothing for the problem. Sorry.
--Barton
maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote on 02/17/2011 06:01:03 AM:
>
> By the way:
>
> (%i1) load(abs_integrate)$
> (%i2) integrate(a^x,x);
> (%o2) a^x/log(a)
>
> (%i3) integrate(x*a^x,x);
> (%o3) ((log(a)*x-1)*%e^(log(a)*x))/log(a)^2
>
> --Barton
>
> -----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
>
>
>When I'm using the integrate function to evaluate an expression, sometimes
>
>Maxima gives me a value after calculation. But sometimes it just gives me
> >a formal mathematical expression. For example, when I enter this:
>
> >integrate(e^(-x),x,1,5);
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