From: Barton W. <wil...@us...> - 2008-07-16 20:04:12
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Update of /cvsroot/maxima/maxima/doc/info In directory sc8-pr-cvs16.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv7070 Modified Files: simplifications.texi Log Message: Fix for SF bug 1605201 "wronskian documentation + FIX". Index: simplifications.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/maxima/maxima/doc/info/simplifications.texi,v retrieving revision 1.8 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -d -r1.8 -r1.9 --- simplifications.texi 2 Mar 2008 01:52:05 -0000 1.8 +++ simplifications.texi 16 Jul 2008 20:04:06 -0000 1.9 @@ -249,15 +249,20 @@ @end deffn @deffn {Function} wronskian ([@var{f_1}, ..., @var{f_n}], @var{x}) -Returns the Wronskian matrix of the functions @var{f_1}, ..., @var{f_n} in the variable @var{x}. - -@var{f_1}, ..., @var{f_n} may be the names of user-defined functions, -or expressions in the variable @var{x}. +Returns the Wronskian matrix of the list of expressions [@var{f_1}, ..., @var{f_n}] in the variable @var{x}. +The determinant of the Wronskian matrix is the Wronskian determinant of the list of expressions. -The determinant of the Wronskian matrix is the Wronskian determinant of the set of functions. -The functions are linearly dependent if this determinant is zero. +To use @code{wronskian}, first @code{load(functs)}. Example: -To use this function write first @code{load(functs)}. +@c ===beg=== +@c load (functs)$ +@c wronskian([f(x), g(x)],x); +@c ===end=== +@example +(%i1) load(functs)$ +(%i2) wronskian([f(x), g(x)],x); +(%o2) matrix([f(x),g(x)],['diff(f(x),x,1),'diff(g(x),x,1)]) +@end example @opencatbox @category{Package functs} @category{Differential calculus} |