On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Tim Lahey<[email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry, it's slightly different than the Maple notation, which I
> often forget since I don't use it.

Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems that it's exactly the same
as what's here http://www.maplesoft.com/support/help/view.aspx?path=D
.

> D[0](f) seems strange when there is only one argument.

f could be a function of many variables.

> I still hate the notation. It's also fairly non-standard notation. At
> least in Maple, it's mostly optional. Some functions require it, but
> there is a function to convert to and from that notation when necessary.

I don't think it'd be a whole lot of work to make GiNaC be able to use
both notions.

--Mike

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