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On computing some large expressions via Macsyma the following statements

	dn : diff(n,t);
	dn0 : ev(dn, t=0);

produce a `can't differentiate w.r.t a number 0 ' message.

Looking at n it contains some

	expt( long boring expression, <-1>)

messages in it, dn then contains

	d
	- expt( long boring expression, -1)
	dt

and hence the catastrophe.

I've tried all ( well it seems like it!) combinations of simp, expand, diff
and eval in ev but I can't get rid of the expt.

Please can somebody help.


Tim Hopkins,
Computing Laboratory,
University of Kent,
Canterbury CT2 7NF
Kent
U.K.

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