function multiplyBy($otherEquation)
 {
     if (!is_a($otherEquation, 'Polynomial\\Equation')) {
         $otherEquation = new self($otherEquation);
     }
     $result = new self();
     $count1 = $otherEquation->getTermCount();
     $count2 = $this->getTermCount();
     for ($i = 0; $i < $count1; $i++) {
         $term1 = $otherEquation->getTerm($i);
         for ($j = 0; $j < $count2; $j++) {
             $term2 = $this->getTerm($j);
             $newTerm = $term1->multiplyBy($term2);
             $result->addTerm($newTerm);
         }
     }
     return $result;
 }