Calling Maxima $diff from java



On 2013-03-19, Mohamed Rayes <rayes.o.mohamed at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to call maxima functions from a java program. But, I am having
> trouble passing the correct arguments. For example What is the proper way of
> calling maxima $DIFF from java with arguments $Diff(sin(x),x). Any help with
> this will be highly appreciated. 

Well, for many operators there is no single Lisp function corresponding
to the Maxima operator. Probably the easiest way to work with all kinds
of Maxima expressions is to simply construct an expression (via CONS)
and then call MEVAL on it.

Btw glad to hear you got the example program working.

best

Robert Dodier