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This is from my Vector Analysis course today. We've been doing a bit of abstract stuff since class began, but the professor said we're going to get to concrete stuff pretty quickly.
I think the notation is throwing me off a bit. I'm not sure why the alphas change for each successive polynomial P. The only way it makes sense is for the alpha-m equation to have the Psub-m match the individual alpha, but the x-m exponent match the m-value for the polynomial P you're considering. I hope that makes sense.
Like for P2, for the two alphas 0 and 1, x^2 appears in both equations, but the P-sub value depends on the alpha.
We worked P2 alpha 0 in class. I worked P2 alpha 1 by myself. P3 is for homework. Thanks.
I think the notation is throwing me off a bit. I'm not sure why the alphas change for each successive polynomial P. The only way it makes sense is for the alpha-m equation to have the Psub-m match the individual alpha, but the x-m exponent match the m-value for the polynomial P you're considering. I hope that makes sense.
Like for P2, for the two alphas 0 and 1, x^2 appears in both equations, but the P-sub value depends on the alpha.
We worked P2 alpha 0 in class. I worked P2 alpha 1 by myself. P3 is for homework. Thanks.