@@ -1,75 +1,75 @@ -To: melenk -cc: hearn -Subject: Help Materiall - -Herbert, many thanks for all your work. Below are some brief comments on -your message about this. - -I've updated my files as I've explained below. Should I send you a new -set? - -Thanks, -Tony - -------------------------------- - -> numeric.tex - -> I don't like the heading of this chapter, as most of the -> operators described here are more general than just -> numeric. How about "Arithmetic Operators?" - -Fine with me. I've renamed the file "arith.tex" too. - ---------------------------------------------------------- - -> REMAINDER: - -> remainder(sin(2*x),x*y); & SIN(2*X) -> If the first argument to \name{remainder} is not a polynomial, an error -> occurs. - -> Here the example and the comment contradict each other -> sin(2*x) is *not* a polynomial - -How about "is not a polynomial in its constituent kernels"? - ---------------------------------------------------------- - -> command.tex - -> not very important, but is WS a command? I would prefer -> an operator because its main purpose is to deliver a value. - -You're right. I've moved it to algebra.tex. - ----------------------------------------------------------- - -algebra.tex - -RESULTANT: please have a look at the TEX-parts: I think that -the 2nd polynomial should have a different degree (namely m -as in the INFO parts). - -It is wrong. However, -the index on "a" should be m (as per Buchberger, Collins and Loos). - ----------------------------------------------------------- - -switch.tex - -> SOLVESINGULAR: - -> This switch seems to have no effect at all. At least the -> example doesn't work. Is that a bug in solve or should -> we remove this switch?? - -This was a bug --- I hadn't considered this in the new solvelnr module. - ---------- - -Now a question from me: - -Should we move the single switch ADJPREC from "arith" -to "switch", or should we move some of the entries in -"switch" to other sections? +To: melenk +cc: hearn +Subject: Help Materiall + +Herbert, many thanks for all your work. Below are some brief comments on +your message about this. + +I've updated my files as I've explained below. Should I send you a new +set? + +Thanks, +Tony + +------------------------------- + +> numeric.tex + +> I don't like the heading of this chapter, as most of the +> operators described here are more general than just +> numeric. How about "Arithmetic Operators?" + +Fine with me. I've renamed the file "arith.tex" too. + +--------------------------------------------------------- + +> REMAINDER: + +> remainder(sin(2*x),x*y); & SIN(2*X) +> If the first argument to \name{remainder} is not a polynomial, an error +> occurs. + +> Here the example and the comment contradict each other +> sin(2*x) is *not* a polynomial + +How about "is not a polynomial in its constituent kernels"? + +--------------------------------------------------------- + +> command.tex + +> not very important, but is WS a command? I would prefer +> an operator because its main purpose is to deliver a value. + +You're right. I've moved it to algebra.tex. + +---------------------------------------------------------- + +algebra.tex + +RESULTANT: please have a look at the TEX-parts: I think that +the 2nd polynomial should have a different degree (namely m +as in the INFO parts). + +It is wrong. However, +the index on "a" should be m (as per Buchberger, Collins and Loos). + +---------------------------------------------------------- + +switch.tex + +> SOLVESINGULAR: + +> This switch seems to have no effect at all. At least the +> example doesn't work. Is that a bug in solve or should +> we remove this switch?? + +This was a bug --- I hadn't considered this in the new solvelnr module. + +--------- + +Now a question from me: + +Should we move the single switch ADJPREC from "arith" +to "switch", or should we move some of the entries in +"switch" to other sections?