Re: SUBSCRIPT WITHIN EXPRESSIONS
- To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg10990] Re: SUBSCRIPT WITHIN EXPRESSIONS
- From: Allan Hayes <hay@haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:39:57 -0500
- References: <6c645k$649@smc.vnet.net>
Lawrence Walker wrote: > > The following yield predictable results. > > In:= D[a[0] a,a] > Out:= a[0] > > I thought maybe the symbol a[0] will look better if I used an 'a' with a > subscripted '0' instead. > > But to my surprise the following... > > In:= \!\(D[a\_0\ \ \ a, a]\) > > yielded... > > Out:= > \!\(\* > RowBox[{\(a\_0\), "+", > RowBox[{"a", " ", > RowBox[{ > SuperscriptBox["Subscript", > TagBox[\((1, 0)\), > Derivative], > MultilineFunction->None], "[", \(a, 0\), "]"}]}]}]\) > > How do I get the subscripted 'a' to work as intended ( like the a[0] )? > > Lawrence Walker Lawrence: See Help>Help>Add-ons>Extra Utilities>Functions In[1]:= <<Utilities`Notation` Using the palette that is produced, enter Symbolize[a\_0] (*abridged notation*) To symbolize all subscripts use Symbolize[_\__] Allan Hayes Mathematica Training and Consulting Leicester, UK hay@haystack.demon.co.uk http://www.haystack.demon.co.uk voice: +44 (0)116 271 4198 fax: +44 (0)116 271 8642