Piecewise defined functions
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg12934] Piecewise defined functions
- From: Edward Neuman <edneuman at siu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 03:44:51 -0400
- Organization: SIUC
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
I'm working with the piecewise defined functions with a large number of subintervals. They can be defined using the UnitStep function. Manipulations (e.g., plotting, integration, etc.) with a function having a large number of the UnitStep factors is often a time consuming job. Is it possible to force Mathematica to create a sequence of rules like this: g[x_/;x1 <= x <x2] := Expr1 g[x_/;x2 <= x <x3] := Expr2 .... where the lists {x1, x2, ... } and {Expr1, Expr2, ... } are supplied by a user? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Edward Neuman