Thanks guys,
I've updated my understanding accordingly.
On 21 August 2012 15:31, Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> In Maxima terminology, the expression has already been "evaluated" (variable
> values substituted, functions called) and "simplified" (put into
> quasi-canonical form). What you want to do is calculate its floating-point
> value:
>
> ex: 2*(1/2 - log(2)/2);
>
> float(ex) => .3068...
>
> or
>
> ex, numer => .3068...
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Andrew Martin <mr.a.martin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I have an expression including log().
>>
>> 2*(1/2 - log(2)/2);
>>
>> How can I make maxima evaluate the expression (hence returning approx
>> 0.307)?
>>
>> I've looked at the log simplification flags, simp and ev, but they
>> don't seem to have the effect I want.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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