notation
- To: mathgroup at yoda.physics.unc.edu
- Subject: notation
- From: deb at alexandria.lcs.mit.edu (David E. Burmaster)
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 93 09:02:37 -0500
Dear MathGroup, In his new book on Differential Geometry, Alfred Gray uses the notation f[a_] [x_] := a x where a is a parameter and x is a variable. This notation puzzles me. It obviously works well, but I do not understand the pros and cons of using that notation instead of the more standard f[a_, x_] := a x Any thoughts or explanations?? Thanking you in advance Dave David E. Burmaster Alceon Corporation