Hi,
the commands is() and is(equal()) evaluate differently:
expand((x+1)*(x+2)*(x+3));
-> x^3+6*x^2+11*x+6
is(equal(x^3+6*x^2+11*x+6,(x+1)*(x+2)*(x+3)));
-> true
is(x^3+6*x^2+11*x+6=(x+1)*(x+2)*(x+3));
-> false
is this a bug in is()?
Jan
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