On Apr 22, 2012, at 13:23 , Michael Beeson wrote: > Sage version 4.6.1 (I know it's old, new one is downloading now, but I > don't think this is a version problem.) > Given: polynomial f in x with some letters for the coefficients, and > polynomial psi of lower degree in x with constant coefficients. > Wanted: remainder of f on division by psi as polynomials in x, with > coefficients involving the letters in f. > Problem: Sage treats f as a polynomial in many variables and I can't > convince it to treat it as a polynomial in x only and perform the division > (or pseudo division).
You might try starting with this (unverified): R.<N,p,r,m,l> = PolynomialRing(QQ) K=R.fraction_field() S.<x>=PolynomialRing(K) HTH Justin -- Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon at Large Institute for the Absorption of Federal Funds ----------- My wife 'n kids 'n dogs are gone, I can't get Jesus on the phone, But Ol' Milwaukee's Best is my best friend. ----------- -- To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org