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Re: Re: Grad in VectorAnalysis`

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• Subject: [mg103889] Re: [mg103840] Re: [mg103822] Grad in VectorAnalysis`
• From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
• Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:11:36 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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• Reply-to: murray at math.umass.edu

D'oh!

Thanks to all who responded.

Bob Hanlon wrote:
> Because the definition of f has only two arguments whereas it is called with three in the Grad.
> 
> Either call it with two or redefine it with three.
> 
> 
> Bob Hanlon
> 
> ---- Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu> wrote: 
> 
> =============
> After...
> 
>    Needs["VectorAnalysis`"]
>    SetCoordinates[Cartesian[x, y, z]]
> 
>    f[x_, y_] = x/(1 - x^2 - y^2)
> 
> ... why does the following not actually return the formula for gradient...
> 
>    Grad[f[x, y, z]]  (* or even Grad[Evaluate[f[x,y,z]]]
> 
> ... whereas the following does return it:
> 
>    Grad[x/(1 - x^2 - y^2)]
> 
> 
> 

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  • Re: Grad in VectorAnalysis`
    • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr@cox.net>