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Short-cut for constructing symbolic objects.
syms arg1 arg2 ... syms arg1 arg2 ... real syms arg1 arg2 ... unreal
syms arg1 arg2 ... is short-hand notation for
arg1 = sym('arg1');
arg2 = sym('arg2'); ...
syms arg1 arg2 ... real is short-hand notation for
arg1 = sym('arg1','real');
arg2 = sym('arg2','real'); ...
syms arg1 arg2 ... unreal is short-hand notation for
arg1 = sym('arg1','unreal');
arg2 = sym('arg2','unreal'); ...
Each input argument must begin with a letter and can contain only alphanumeric characters.
syms x beta real is equivalent to:
x = sym('x','real');
beta = sym('beta','real');
To clear the symbolic objects x and beta of 'real' status, type
syms x beta unrealNote
clear x will not clear the symbolic object x of its status 'real'. You can achieve this, using the commands syms x unreal or clear mex or clear all. In the latter two cases, the Maple kernel will have to be reloaded in the MATLAB workspace. (This is inefficient and time consuming).
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