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- Some commands in SymbMath have been changed in different
- versions.
-
- **************** Changes from Version 1.3 to 1.4 ******************
- 1. inte(f(x), (x from a to b)) -> inte(f(x), x from a to b).
- 2. Lists, arrays, vectors and matrices: (a,b,c) -> [a,b,c].
- 3. Zoom the HELP Mode window: <ctrl><F10> -> <F5>.
- 4. <Ctrl>P for printing -> <Alt>P for the Print Mode.
-
- ************* New functions in Version 1.4 ***********************
- 1. Standard functions: n!, abs(x).
- 2. Transformation functions: sum(), prod(), list(), table(), coef().
- 3. Calculus functions: d(f(x)/d(x), order), d(f(x), x=c, order).
- 4. Users-defined functions name can be any name.
- 5. Integrals of x^n*exp(x), x^n*sin(x), etc. where n>0.
- 6. The function solve() can solve systems of equations, and linear
- differential equations in one step,
-
- solve([a1*x+b1*y==c1, a2*x+b2*y==c2], [x,y])
- solve(d(y)/d(x)+g(x)*y==h(x), y)
-
- 7. SymbMath can learn differentiation.
- 8. The nth element of list x is x[n], ...
- 9. More library (e.g. for infinite sum, etc.).
- The erros have been fixed if possible.
-
- ****************** Changes in Version 2.0 *******************
- 1. The user-interface changed to the pull-down menus, pop-up menus.
- 2. The assignment statement is evaluated.
- 3. Define a user funcrion by define(f(x)=x^2), instead of f(x)=x^2.
- 4. Clear a variable or function by clear(x) or clear(f(x)), instead of
- x=x or f(x)=f(x).
- 5. Bugs (e.g. some integration by parts) have been fixed.
- 6. The simplification subroutine is re-written, so the expression is
- simplier than before.
-
- *************** New function in Version 2.0 ******************
- 1. The twin screen text editor.
- 2. The functions: assume(), deno(), nume(), etc.
- 3. Learning integrals from derviatives and others.
- 4. All standard functions can be differentiated and integrated
- symbolically.
- 5. The dictionary help.
-
- ************************** Changes in Version 2.1 *******************
- 1. The default switch is changed from Output=TwoDim to Output=BASIC.
- 2. the clear_all command is removed. The "Clear memory" command in the
- "File" menu clears memory and automatically load the initial file
- "Switch.Ini". So users need not to load and run the switch library
- "Switch.Li".
- 3. The equation sign "==" is changed to "===". e.g. an equation is
- x^2+x+1 === 0.
- 4. The "Directory" command in the "File" menu is removed. Use the DOS
- command cd in the "OS shell" to change a directory.
- 5. Solving the differential equations by solve() is changed to by
- dsolve().
- 6. The reported bugs have been fixed.
-
- ********************** New functions in Version 2.1 ******************
- 1. Boolean expressions with logic operators have a value of 1 or 0.
- 2. User can define the step function. e.g. define
- / -x if x<0
- f(x) = 0 if x=0
- \ x^6 if x>0
- Enter: define(f(x)=-x*(x<0) + x^6*(x>0))
- 3. The "Load" command in the "File" menu opens a Directory window.
- 4. More choices in the "Help" menu.
- 5. New functions: float(x), ratio(x), round(x), trunc(x), atan2(x,y),
- dsolve(d(y)/d(x)===f(x,y), y).
- 6. Integrals of x/(a*x^2+b*x+c), 1/(a*x^2+b*x+c), ln(x)^n and more,
- where a, b, and c are real numbers.
- 7. New swtich: Expand=On, Expand=Off.
- 8. The "Clear memory" command is added in the "File" menu.
- 9. It can detect the improper point in some improper integrals. e.g.
- inte(1/x^2, x from -1 to 2) gives inf.
-
- ******************** Change from Version 2.1.1 to 2.2 ****************
- 1. All keywords are in lower-case letter, until the switch lowercase=on to
- convert upper-case letter to lower-case one.
- 2. First argument in calculus functions is to be evaluated, e.g.
- lim(y, x=x0), subs(y, x=x0).
- 3. d(y/d(x)) and inte(y*d(x) are changed to d(y, x) and inte(y, x).
- 4. Numerical integration by the switch is changed to that by
- ninte(y,x,x1,x2) in the numeric.sm package.
- 5. User defines the new function by f(x_) := x^2, instead of
- define(f(x)=x^2).
- 6. The name of the library file is changed to xxx.sm.
- 7. Loading and running the library file is by the include() statement.
- 8. A disk file is written by the openfile() and closefile() statements,
- instead of the "To disk" and "Off disk" in the Output menu.
-
- ****************** New functions in version 2.2 ********************
- 1. The pattern is used in user-defined functions and rules.
- 2. The conditional statement if(test,a), if(test,a,b). The loop statement
- do(), repeat(). The graphics function plot(). The test functions
- isinteger(x), isrational(x), isreal(x), isodd(x), iseven(x),
- isnumber(x), islist(x), isfree(y,x).
- 3. User defines a procedure as a function.
- 4. The include(), openfile() and closefile() statements.
- 5. The initial package init.sm.
- 6. It can integrate x^n*f(x) (e.g. x^n*exp(x), x^n*exp(-x), x^n*ln(x),
- x^n*sin(x)), where n is any integer and real number.
- 7. SymbMath can learn integral of the unknown function from derivative
- of that unknown function.
- 8. The delay evaluated assignment :=.
-
- Please read the document file SymbMath.DOC and SymbMath.DO2
- for detail.