Hi
I'm a novice to Maxima and would like some simple advice on how to
re-arrange the following symbolic Jacobian calculation where x and y are
ith data points and a and b are variables.
jacobian([y-a*cos(b*x)-b*sin(a*x)],[a,b]);
It can be represented as:
vars:[a,b];
funct:[y-a*cos(b*x)-b*sin(a*x)];
jacobian(funct,vars);
But i would like it more in the form:
vars:[a,b]
f=a*cos(b*x)+b*sin(a*x)
d=y-f
jacobian(d,vars)
which does not work!
Any simple tips please?
Dave Brant