On Nov 1, 6:21 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi,

> I know about plot?. But you misread my post. I was not trying to
> type Maple commands into Sage.
>
> I was wondering why there should be such a blatant difference
> between plotting x->x^2 and plotting the zeta function on an interval
> on the real axis. My point was that Maple shows this is not necessary.
>
> The answer for Sage is that zeta is a numeric function and x^2 is a
> symbolic
> expression. But why do I have to know that if I only want to make a
> simple plot?
> And besides I think the manual of plot does not say anything about the
> distinction.
>
> Furthermore zeta is somehow regarded as a complex function and not so
> x^2 (which of course can also be extended to the complex plane). Again
> why
> is there a distinction?
>
> I think inconsistency is an enemy of user friendlyness.

Ok, I definitely misread your post and you are right. Now hopefully
someone can come up with a proper ticket description so we can fix
this.

> Regards,
> Michel

Cheers,

Michael
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