[LON-CAPA-users] default user-defined functions in Maxima?

[Justin Gray]

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When coding mathresponse problems, I typically allow students to use
notation that Maxima would not normally recognize by creating user-defined
functions in the answer algorithm, for example:

ln(x):=log(x);

A colleague asked me today whether it was possible to make these definitions
more globally, at the course level for example, so that these user-defined
functions would not need to be coded separately into each problem. I think
the answer is no. Is that correct?

It occurs to me that other domains that want to use these resources might
not want user-defined functions hard-coded in the problems if there was an
option to set this at the course level, much like the display of math
equations.

Thanks,
Justin

Justin Gray | Senior Lecturer
Department of Mathematics | Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive, Burnaby | V5A 1S6 | Canada
Tel: +1 778.782.4237

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se resources might not want user-defined functions hard-coded in the proble=
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splay of math equations.</div>

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