Symbolic Manipulation 253
Note: The d symbol for differentiate is a special symbol. It is not the same as typing the
letter
D on the keyboard. Use … 1 or 2=.
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integrate
Integrates an expression with respect to a specified
variable.
limit Calculates the limit of an expression with respect to a
specified variable.
G sum
Evaluates an expression at discrete variable values
within a range and then calculates the sum.
Π product
Evaluates an expression at discrete variable values
within a range and then calculates the product.
fMin Finds candidate values of a specified variable that
minimize an expression.
fMax Finds candidate values of a specified variable that
maximize an expression.
arcLen Returns the arc length of an expression with respect to
a specified variable.
taylor Calculates a Taylor polynomial approximation to an
expression with respect to a specified variable.
nDeriv Calculates the numerical derivative of an expression
with respect to a specified variable.
nInt Calculates an integral as a floating-point number using
quadrature (an approximation using weighted sums of
integrand values).
deSolve Symbolically solves many 1st and 2nd order differential
equations, with or without initial conditions.