RE: Re: Subscript Variable
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- Subject: [mg47695] RE: [mg47666] Re: [mg20188] Subscript Variable
- From: "DrBob" <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 02:38:44 -0400 (EDT)
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I use the palette described at the following link. If you have trouble with the length of that link, go to Google Groups and search for "Copy as InputForm". The result will look a lot like the text you don't like, for instance x subscripted by i is Subscript[x,i], but to see it the usual way all you have to do is copy it from e-mail and paste it into Mathematica. http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Copy+as+InputForm+group:comp.soft-sys.math .mathematica&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica&selm=br uqgf%24sv6%241%40smc.vnet.net&rnum=1 DrBob www.eclecticdreams.net -----Original Message----- From: Margaret [mailto:tastetations2002 at hotmail.com] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg47695] [mg47666] Re: [mg20188] Subscript Variable Hi, I would like to know in simple language how I insert subscript or superscript into my e-mails. 75 degrees for eg. the stuff below is for a programmer which I am not. Any help will be appreciated. Tks, M. On 15 Oct 1999 14:23:55 -0400, David Park wrote: >Michel, > >A couple of months ago Carl Woll posted one solution to this problem. Essentially he >changed the Attributes of Subscript to HoldFirst, and added SubscriptInformation and >ClearSubscripts routines. I liked his routine so much I made a little package of it >and extended it slightly. Here are examples of it's use. > >< Algebra`WollSubscripts` > >?Algebra`WollSubscripts >"WollSubscripts sets the attributes of Subscript to HoldFirst so that it can \ >be used like a symbol. Subscript definitions can be defined. The additional \ >routines ClearSubscripts and SubscriptInformation are also provided." > >?ClearSubscripts >"ClearSubscripts[sym1, sym2,...] will clear all Subscript definitions based \ >on the symbols." > >?SubscriptInformation >"SubscriptInformation[sym1, sym2,...] will print the Subscript definitions \ >based on the symbols." > >Here I use InputFormat so it will be readable in email. > >Subscript[f, 1][x_] = x^2 + 1; >Subscript[f, 2][x_] = x^3 - 1; > >SubscriptInformation[f] >Subscript[f, 1][x_] = 1 + x^2 >Subscript[f, 2][x_] = -1 + x^3 > >?? Subscript >"Subscript has been given the Attribute HoldFirst so that it can be \ >used like a symbol and be given definitions." >Attributes["Subscript"] = {HoldFirst} >Subscript[f, 1][x_] = 1 + x^2 >Subscript[f, 2][x_] = -1 + x^3 > >Subscript[f, 2][y] - Subscript[f, 1][y] >-2 - y^2 + y^3 > >ClearSubscripts[f] >SubscriptInformation[f] >(none) > >?? Subscript >"Subscript has been given the Attribute HoldFirst so that it can be \ >used like a symbol and be given definitions." >Attributes["Subscript"] = {HoldFirst} > >I am pasting the notebook that creates the package at the end of the email. The >package should be placed in the AddOns/ExtraPackages/Algebra directory. > >David Park >djmp at earthlink.net ><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/";>http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/</a> > >>Hello, >> >>I have a problem about subscript variables. >> >>First Question : >> >>If I use a variable named Subscript[x,1] , >>(typed in with Ctrl _) >> >>I can affect a value to this variable, get value of expressions >>involving this variable, clear this variable with . but not with Clear[] >>! >> >>This variable is not given when I ask Names["x*"] and I cannot get >>information on it with ?. >> >> >>Second Question : >> >>If I use such a variable in order to define a function with >> f1[x_]=x^2+1 >>I cannot clear the variable with f1=. >>(of course, just above f1 means Subscript[f,1]) >> >> >>Thanks a lot for any help >> >> >>J.Michel CORNIL >> > > >(*********************************************************************** > > Mathematica-Compatible Notebook > >This notebook can be used on any computer system with Mathematica 4.0, >MathReader 4.0, or any compatible application. 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