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Converting list of subscripted variables into an array

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  • Subject: [mg118283] Converting list of subscripted variables into an array
  • From: "Christopher O. Young" <cy56 at comcast.net>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:27:29 -0400 (EDT)

I have a long list that's supposed to represent points on 9 different
curves. I'd like to put them into an array C[j,k] where j is the index for
the curves and k is the index for the points.

Subscript[c1, 1] = {1.796875, 1.34375}

Subscript[c1, 2] = {2.15625, 1.34375}

Subscript[c1, 3] = {2.296875, 1.359375}

Subscript[c1, 4] = {2.375, 1.46875}

Subscript[c1, 5] = {2.46875, 1.671875}
......

I'm new at pattern matching, and I'm having a hard time getting started
here. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

Chris Young
cy56 at comcast.net
IntuMath.org

In[180]:= "c" <> IntegerString[1]


Out[180]= "c1"




In[181]:= Subscript["c" <> IntegerString[1], 2]


Out[181]= Subscript["c1", 2]




In[182]:= Evaluate[%]

In[183]:= Subscript["c1", 2]


Out[183]= Subscript["c1", 2]




ToExpression[Subscript["c1", 2]]



During evaluation of In[187]:= ToExpression::notstrbox: Subscript[c1, 2] is
not a string or a box. ToExpression can only interpret strings or boxes as
Mathematica input. >>



Out[187]= $Failed




In[188]:= ToExpression[RowBox[{Subscript["c1", 2]}]]



During evaluation of In[188]:= ToExpression::esntx: Could not parse
RowBox[{Subscript[c1, 2]}] as Mathematica input. >>



Out[188]= $Failed






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