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Re: Re: Re: Language vs. Library

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  • Subject: [mg61250] Re: [mg61236] Re: Re: Language vs. Library
  • From: "David Annetts" <davidannetts at aapt.net.au>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:53:36 -0400 (EDT)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi Steve,
 
> 
> Try this:
> 
> A = Array[a (10#1 + #2) &, {3, 3}]
> v = {x, y, z}
> A.v // MatrixForm
> Clear[A,v];
> A = Array[a (10#1 + #2) &, {3, 3}] // MatrixForm v = {x, y, 
> z} // MatrixForm A.v
> 
> Why are the results different?

This code is actually working properly.  If you meant to show the
calculation in matrix form, then what you should have written in the second
part of the example was

MatrixForm[A = Array[a (10#1 + #2) &, {3, 3}]]
MatrixForm[v = {x, y, z}]
MatrixForm[A.v]

> 
> Explain this:
> 
> Clear[a, i]
> a[i] = eye;
> i = 3;
> a[3] = three;
> Print["a[i]=", a[i]]
> Clear[i];
> Print["a[i]=", a[i]]

This is also working correctly.  Although you've cleared i, you haven't
cleared the symbol a[i].  You can see this by evaluating ??a after your
final Print[].  You might also want to try a similar trick with i

Regards,

Dave.


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