Re: differentiation operator
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg100675] Re: differentiation operator
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:13:23 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Uni Leipzig
- References: <h0nulh$be1$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
Hi, \!\( \*SubscriptBox[\(\[PartialD]\), \(x, x\)]\ \(f[x]\)\) does not what you want ? Regards Jens Chee Lim Cheung wrote: > Hi All > > My students have asked me whether it is possible to define the operator > df[x]/dx for differentiation rather than D[f[x],x]. The operator is > available in a palette but it does not seem to do anything other than for > display only. > > Example: d/dx(x^2)=2x rather than D[x^2,x]=2x. > > Am I missing something? > > Thanks > Mr. Chee >