Re: Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}]
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- Subject: [mg119194] Re: Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}]
- From: Helen Read <readhpr at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 05:59:43 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <irdcl9$3m1$1@smc.vnet.net>
On 5/23/2011 6:24 AM, Bill Rowe wrote: > On 5/22/11 at 6:55 AM, hszhao.cn at gmail.com (Hongsheng Zhao) wrote: > > While I cannot speak for DrMajorBob, my reason for using the > notation f@x rather than f[x] is primarily readability. Constrast > > Sqrt[Abs[Sin[x]]] > > with Sqrt[Abs@Sin@x] > > Both do the same, but for me, it is easier to see what the > second form does than the first. Deeply nested brackets are more > difficult for me to read. And there is the additional factor of > less typing required for the second form. Each to his/her own. Personally I far prefer the nested brackets, which to me is more readable -- it's closer to familiar written mathematical notation, and it's clear where each function ends. And I don't see how the @ sign results in any less typing. @ requires pressing two keys simultaneously, Shift+2 [ ] requires two keys (one at a time), the [ and ] or two keys simultaneously Alt+] to get matched brackets -- Helen Read University of Vermont