schneidj@NEXTASY2.EECS.WSU.EDU (John B. Schneider) (11/18/90)
I thought Mathematica could accommodate line breaks (introduced with the RETURN key). However, I get the incorrect results from the following simple addition. What am I missing? In[1]:= .5 + 1. Out[1] 1. I know that putting the operator at the end of the first line will give the correct result. As in In[2]:= .5 + 1. Out[2] 1.5 But when adding a column of numbers, it is nice to have the +/- sign immediately before the argument. -- John B. Schneider schneidj@nextasy2.eecs.wsu.edu
rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett Cutler) (11/18/90)
In article <9011172105.AA04805@nextasy2.eecs.wsu.edu> schneidj@NEXTASY2.EECS.WSU.EDU (John B. Schneider) writes: >I thought Mathematica could accommodate line breaks (introduced with >the RETURN key). However, I get the incorrect results from the following >simple addition. What am I missing? > >In[1]:= > >.5 >+ 1. > >Out[1] >1. > >I know that putting the operator at the end of the first line will >give the correct result. As in > >In[2]:= > >.5 + >1. > >Out[2] >1.5 > >But when adding a column of numbers, it is nice to have the +/- sign >immediately before the argument. > >-- >John B. Schneider >schneidj@nextasy2.eecs.wsu.edu Mathematica will wait for additional input if it you don't have a complete expression when you press <return>. It is therefore a common trick to start with a "(", enter a lot of stuff, and then end with a ")". Of course, on the NeXT, you need to end with a shift-return. Hope this helps... -- Please email -- I'll summarize. Ross Cutler University of Maryland, College Park Internet: rgc@wam.umd.edu