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"Steve " <steveDEL.bachmeierDEL@yahoo.com> wrote in message
<feok86$hqa$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> How do I take a partial derivative of a function with 
> symbols?  For example, when I try 
> f=x*y
> diff(x,'y')
Maybe you are trying to produce
diff(x,'f')
instead
Regards
Carlos