derivatives and subscripts
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- Subject: [mg108715] derivatives and subscripts
- From: "fizzy" <fizzycist at knology.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:20:50 -0500 (EST)
I try to use subscripts as much as possible even for defining functions
of say x,y,z....Note that I use the palette to do this which I can't
reproduce here....example.....defining the 'x' component of the Electric
Field which is a function of Cartesian coordinate 'x'......
E subscript Script x [x]
where the E subscript comes from the Basic Math palette....and the
Script x comes from the Special Characters palette.....E is taken from
the Greek letters....
there is no problem with this until I take the derivative....I get the
following output...
(E subscript Script x) ' [x]......
Prior to version 6 I got what i wanted, namely....
E subscript Script x ' [x] ......
.....I tried a rule to get rid of the extra parentheses as well as a
Format statement....but neither fixed it....I also tried the Notations
package to Symbolize subscripts but still get the same output.....here
is how I tried to use a rule....
rule={(E subscript Script x) ' [x] -> E subscript Script x '
[x]//HoldForm......}
any ideas?
thanks...jerry blimbaum