Re: How to look for this kind of error
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- Subject: [mg124591] Re: How to look for this kind of error
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:10:50 -0500 (EST)
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Remember that Mathematica applies particular rules before it applies
general rules. So a lot depends on how TestCodazzi is defined.
On 1/24/12 5:08 AM, Sam Takoy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Suppose I have a very complicated function TestCodazzi and
>
> TestCodazzi[0,2,3]
>
> returns one answer while
>
> TestCodazzi[0, x, y] //FullSimplify /. {x->2, y->3}
>
> returns a totally different answer. Now, there is a lot going on and I
> could start testing different parts of my code. However, could
> Mathematica show me the instances where it was making certain
> assumptions that may not be true, and so help me in tracking down this
> discrepancy?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Sam
>
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- How to look for this kind of error