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% Copyright The Numerical Algorithms Group Limited 1991.
% Certain derivative-work portions Copyright (C) 1988 by Leslie Lamport.
% All rights reserved
% Title: Differentiation
% Author: Clifton J. Williamson
% Date created: 1 November 1989
% Date last updated: 1 November 1989
\begin{page}{ExDiffBasic}{Computing Derivatives}
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To compute a derivative, you must specify an expression and a variable
of differentiation.
For example, to compute the derivative of {\em sin(x) * exp(x**2)} with respect to the
variable {\em x}, issue the following command:
\spadpaste{differentiate(sin(x) * exp(x**2),x)}
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\begin{page}{ExDiffSeveralVariables}{Derivatives of Functions of Several Variables}
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Partial derivatives are computed in the same way as derivatives of functions
of one variable: you specify the function and a variable of differentiation.
For example:
\spadpaste{differentiate(sin(x) * tan(y)/(x**2 + y**2),x)}
\spadpaste{differentiate(sin(x) * tan(y)/(x**2 + y**2),y)}
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\begin{page}{ExDiffHigherOrder}{Derivatives of Higher Order}
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To compute a derivative of higher order (e.g. a second or third derivative),
pass the order as the third argument of the function 'differentiate'.
For example, to compute the fourth derivative of {\em exp(x**2)}, issue the
following command:
\spadpaste{differentiate(exp(x**2),x,4)}
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\begin{page}{ExDiffMultipleI}{Multiple Derivatives I}
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When given a function of several variables, you may take derivatives repeatedly
and with respect to different variables.
The following command differentiates the function {\em sin(x)/(x**2 + y**2)}
first with respect to {\em x} and then with respect to {\em y}:
\spadpaste{differentiate(sin(x)/(x**2 + y**2),[x,y])}
As you can see, we first specify the function and then a list of the variables
of differentiation.
Variables may appear on the list more than once.
For example, the following command differentiates the same function with
respect to {\em x} and then twice with respect to {\em y}.
\spadpaste{differentiate(sin(x)/(x**2 + y**2),[x,y,y])}
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\begin{page}{ExDiffMultipleII}{Multiple Derivatives II}
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You may also compute multiple derivatives by specifying a list of variables
together with a list of multiplicities.
For example, to differentiate {\em cos(z)/(x**2 + y**3)}
first with respect to {\em x},
then twice with respect to {\em y}, then three times with respect to {\em z},
issue the following command:
\spadpaste{differentiate(cos(z)/(x**2 + y**3),[x,y,z],[1,2,3])}
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\begin{page}{ExDiffFormalIntegral}{Derivatives of Functions Involving Formal Integrals}
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When a function does not have a closed-form antiderivative, \Language{}
returns a formal integral.
A typical example is
\spadpaste{f := integrate(sqrt(1 + t**3),t) \bound{f}}
This formal integral may be differentiated, either by itself or in any
combination with other functions:
\spadpaste{differentiate(f,t) \free{f}}
\spadpaste{differentiate(f * t**2,t) \free{f}}
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