Re: simple Problem: D[ ]
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg27344] Re: simple Problem: D[ ]
- From: "Seth Chandler" <SChandler at Central.UH.Edu>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 03:17:28 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: University of Houston
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- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
You are not defining your function properly. You should write: f[x_]=x^2. (You need the underscore character). I think you would be helped by reading some basic material on Mathematica such as section 1.7.1 of the Wolfram book. Seth J. Chandler "Christian Maier" <maier1 at sbox.tu-graz.ac.at> wrote in message news:96t91a$pqt at smc.vnet.net... > > I use mathmatica the first time and have a problem with a deriviation: > > in a simple problem: > > f[x]=x^2 > abl=D[f[x],x] > > then Mathematica puts out f[x]' , but not 2 x > > How does it work correctly? > Thank aou in advance! > > Christian Maier > > >