  The symmetric Macdonald polynomials are able to be constructed out of the
non-symmetric Macdonald polynomials. This allows us to develop the theory of
the symmetric Macdonald polynomials by first developing the theory of their
non-symmetric counterparts. In taking this approach we are able to obtain new
results as well as simpler and more accessible derivations of a number of the
known fundamental properties of both kinds of polynomials.
