Further Examples: Map (/@)

This reverses each of the pairs in the list.

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This maps the function f at the first level and then at the second level.

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This maps the function f on each term of the polynomial.

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However when the polynomial has only one term you get unexpected results. If the function f is mapped to an atom, the atom is returned.

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The Head of 2x is Times.

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The Head of is Power.

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Here is a function that maps onto individual terms of a polynomial.

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Now f maps properly onto the three individual terms.

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