-- This is code related to lectures from Jan 25 -- Math 615, Winter 2013 -- By: Daniel Erman S = QQ[x_0..x_3] x_0*x_2 > x_1^2 viewHelp GRevLex R = QQ[x_0..x_3, MonomialOrder => Lex] x_0*x_2 > x_1^2 viewHelp MonomialOrder R = QQ[x,y,z,w] f = x^2*y^2*w^2+x*y*z*w^3-y^4*z^2 g = y*w-z^2 f % g -- Changing the monomial order can change the output in the division algorithm -- Contrast the following 4 lines of code with the previous 4. R = QQ[x,y,z,w, MonomialOrder => Lex] f = x^2*y^2*w^2+x*y*z*w^3-y^4*z^2; g = y*w-z^2; f % g -- If you ask M2 to compute a Grobner basis, it will automatically compute the reduced GB, -- and sort the basis elements by their leading terms R = QQ[x,y, MonomialOrder => Lex] I = ideal(x^3,x^2*y+y^3) gb I -- The command "gb" will compute and store the Grobner basis, but it will not display it! -- To see the actual Grobner basis, try: gens gb I -- Note that M2 also always sorts the terms of a polynomial in decreasing order: f = y^3+x^2+x*y