

   MMoonniicc PPoollyynnoommiiaallss

        monic(p)

   AArrgguummeennttss::

          p: A polynomial.  A warning is issued if the polyno-
             mial is identically zero.

   DDeessccrriippttiioonn::

        Convert a polynomial to monic form by dividing by the
        leading coefficient.

        Similar in effect to `p/as.numeric(p[length(p)])' but
        with some safeguards against leading zero coefficients.

   VVaalluuee::

        A polynomial proportional to p with leading coefficient
        1.

   SSeeee AAllssoo::

        change.origin

