使用MATLAB过程中遇到的一点小麻烦 theta

环境：MATLAB2009a

在符号计算中，假如使用了这样一条语句

z = syms('cos(theta)');

万恶的小红一定会跳出来，BALA BALA……

??? Error using ==> sym.sym>sym.sym/scalarsym at 382
Error: argument must be of 'Type::Arithmetical' [sin]

Error in ==> sym.sym>sym.sym/char2sym at 337
                    Scell = scalarsym(x);

Error in ==> sym.sym>sym.sym/symchar at 182
                Scell = char2sym(x);

Error in ==> sym.sym>sym.sym at 120
                S = cell2sym(S,symchar(x,a,nargin));

因为theta是保留字！

here's the detail

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/296759