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Re: Now I understand that it was an input problem!!

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  • Subject: [mg45027] Re: Now I understand that it was an input problem!!
  • From: drbob at bigfoot.com (Bobby R. Treat)
  • Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 06:06:22 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <brcidj$2rl$1@smc.vnet.net>
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

log[x] is not "incorrect format" . You certainly could have a
Mathematica function named log, and the front end doesn't assume you
don't.

Bobby

geoman <geogeo9090 at yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<brcidj$2rl$1 at smc.vnet.net>...
> The integrator at wolfram finally after two weeks of cursing and  Emails and the like, evaluates the following integral properly
>  
> 1/(x Log[x])  =  Log[Log[x]]
>  
> or
>  
> 1/(x*Log[x])  =  Log[Log[x]]
>  
> notice that contrary to some responses I had to include two curved braces as shown.
>  
> Satisfied? NO
>  
> Mathematica is way too case sensitive 
>  
> The problem was that I was entering integrals like this:
>  
> log[x]
>  
> LOG[x]
>  
> But mathematica WANTS 
>  Log[x]     groan!!!
>  
> Mathematica could have saved two weeks of trouble if it had just said "Incorrect format"


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