Re: One thing in two ways, with different result.
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- Subject: [mg90144] Re: One thing in two ways, with different result.
- From: AES <siegman at stanford.edu>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:55:15 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Stanford University
- References: <g451vv$pqg$1@smc.vnet.net> <g47l3u$t85$1@smc.vnet.net>
In article <g47l3u$t85$1 at smc.vnet.net>, "David Park" <djmpark at comcast.net> wrote: > A nice example! > > This is the advantage of using Piecewise over multiple conditional > definitions. With Piecewise Mathematica can find the breakpoints provided > simple intervals are given. But not with multiple conditional definitions. > It then excludes the breakpoints. But you could specify the breakpoints by > using the Exclusions option. Sounds very handy. If a user reads the top level function definitions or tutorials on Plot, will he or she encounter a sentence like, maybe, "The options Piecewise and Exclusions can be useful when displaying functions that contain discontinuities or breakpoints." (with the command names being links) so they can learn that these particularly useful capabilities exist?