Re: Just another Mathematica "Gotcha"
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- Subject: [mg120781] Re: Just another Mathematica "Gotcha"
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:44:56 -0400 (EDT)
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It's just a question of the order of precedence. If you are not sure,
either use brackets:
(Series[a + (b1 + b2) x, {x, 0, 1}] /. {b2 -> 0}) // Normal
a+b1 x
(Series[a + (b1 + b2) x, {x, 0, 1}] // Normal) /. {b2 -> 0}
a+b1 x
or don't use the Postfix form at all:
Normal[Series[a + (b1 + b2) x, {x, 0, 1}] /. {b2 -> 0}]
a+b1 x
Normal[Series[a + (b1 + b2) x, {x, 0, 1}] // Normal /. {b2 -> 0}]
a+b1 x
You are obviously exceptionally talented in created your own "Gotchas".
Andrzej Kozlowski
On 9 Aug 2011, at 13:19, AES wrote:
> Seems as if the following two expression should yield the same output
> -- seems that way to me anyway -- but they don't. I'll hide the
> actual outputs down below so Mathematica gurus (or "ordinary users")
> can make their predictions as to which one does what.
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> In[1]:= Series[a+(b1+b2)x,{x,0,1}] //Normal /.{b2->0}
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> In[2]:= Series[a+(b1+b2)x,{x,0,1}] /.{b2->0} //Normal
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> My conclusions:
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> 1) By any normal rules of interpretation or ordinary interpretations
> of these statements, they both should do the same same thing.
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> 2) This is just another Mathematica "Gotcha" -- and not a
> particularly forgivable one.
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> Out[1]= a+(b1+b2) x
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> Out[2]= a+b1 x
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- References:
- Just another Mathematica "Gotcha"
- From: AES <siegman@stanford.edu>
- Just another Mathematica "Gotcha"