I would like to generate a symbolic sum of the first "n" derivatives of a function.
For example, f = 1/(1-x^4)
sum(f^(n),n=0..3)
The response from Maple is not as expected. The first term is: -1/(4*(x-1)) and the subsequent terms are less recognizable.
If I use "seq" with the same syntax, I end up with a list that includes the function and the first 3 derivatives.
I have also tried:
sum(diff(f,x$n),n=0..3)
and get the same result as with "sum".
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Frank