math::polynomials(n)           Tcl Math Library           math::polynomials(n)



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NAME
       math::polynomials - Polynomial functions

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tcl  ?8.3?

       package require math::polynomials  ?1.0.1?

       ::math::polynomials::polynomial coeffs

       ::math::polynomials::polynCmd coeffs

       ::math::polynomials::evalPolyn polynomial x

       ::math::polynomials::addPolyn polyn1 polyn2

       ::math::polynomials::subPolyn polyn1 polyn2

       ::math::polynomials::multPolyn polyn1 polyn2

       ::math::polynomials::divPolyn polyn1 polyn2

       ::math::polynomials::remainderPolyn polyn1 polyn2

       ::math::polynomials::derivPolyn polyn

       ::math::polynomials::primitivePolyn polyn

       ::math::polynomials::degreePolyn polyn

       ::math::polynomials::coeffPolyn polyn index

       ::math::polynomials::allCoeffsPolyn polyn

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DESCRIPTION
       This package deals with polynomial functions of one variable:

       o      the basic arithmetic operations are extended to polynomials

       o      computing the derivatives and primitives of these functions

       o      evaluation through a general procedure or via specific
              procedures)

PROCEDURES
       The package defines the following public procedures:

       ::math::polynomials::polynomial coeffs
              Return an (encoded) list that defines the polynomial. A
              polynomial

                 f(x) = a + b.x + c.x**2 + d.x**3

       can be defined via:

                 set f [::math::polynomials::polynomial [list $a $b $c $d]


              list coeffs
                     Coefficients of the polynomial (in ascending order)


       ::math::polynomials::polynCmd coeffs
              Create a new procedure that evaluates the polynomial. The name
              of the polynomial is automatically generated. Useful if you need
              to evualuate the polynomial many times, as the procedure
              consists of a single [expr] command.

              list coeffs
                     Coefficients of the polynomial (in ascending order) or
                     the polynomial definition returned by the polynomial
                     command.


       ::math::polynomials::evalPolyn polynomial x
              Evaluate the polynomial at x.

              list polynomial
                     The polynomial's definition (as returned by the
                     polynomial command).  order)

              float x
                     The coordinate at which to evaluate the polynomial


       ::math::polynomials::addPolyn polyn1 polyn2
              Return a new polynomial which is the sum of the two others.

              list polyn1
                     The first polynomial operand

              list polyn2
                     The second polynomial operand


       ::math::polynomials::subPolyn polyn1 polyn2
              Return a new polynomial which is the difference of the two
              others.

              list polyn1
                     The first polynomial operand

              list polyn2
                     The second polynomial operand


       ::math::polynomials::multPolyn polyn1 polyn2
              Return a new polynomial which is the product of the two others.
              If one of the arguments is a scalar value, the other polynomial
              is simply scaled.

              list polyn1
                     The first polynomial operand or a scalar

              list polyn2
                     The second polynomial operand or a scalar


       ::math::polynomials::divPolyn polyn1 polyn2
              Divide the first polynomial by the second polynomial and return
              the result. The remainder is dropped

              list polyn1
                     The first polynomial operand

              list polyn2
                     The second polynomial operand


       ::math::polynomials::remainderPolyn polyn1 polyn2
              Divide the first polynomial by the second polynomial and return
              the remainder.

              list polyn1
                     The first polynomial operand

              list polyn2
                     The second polynomial operand


       ::math::polynomials::derivPolyn polyn
              Differentiate the polynomial and return the result.

              list polyn
                     The polynomial to be differentiated


       ::math::polynomials::primitivePolyn polyn
              Integrate the polynomial and return the result. The integration
              constant is set to zero.

              list polyn
                     The polynomial to be integrated


       ::math::polynomials::degreePolyn polyn
              Return the degree of the polynomial.

              list polyn
                     The polynomial to be examined


       ::math::polynomials::coeffPolyn polyn index
              Return the coefficient of the term of the index'th degree of the
              polynomial.

              list polyn
                     The polynomial to be examined

              int index
                     The degree of the term


       ::math::polynomials::allCoeffsPolyn polyn
              Return the coefficients of the polynomial (in ascending order).

              list polyn
                     The polynomial in question

REMARKS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
       The implementation for evaluating the polynomials at some point uses
       Horn's rule, which guarantees numerical stability and a minimum of
       arithmetic operations.  To recognise that a polynomial definition is
       indeed a correct definition, it consists of a list of two elements: the
       keyword "POLYNOMIAL" and the list of coefficients in descending order.
       The latter makes it easier to implement Horner's rule.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
       This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
       bugs and other problems.  Please report such in the category math ::
       polynomials of the Tcllib SF Trackers
       [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].  Please also report
       any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or
       documentation.

KEYWORDS
       math, polynomial functions

CATEGORY
       Mathematics

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 2004 Arjen Markus <arjenmarkus@users.sourceforge.net>




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