OpenEuphoria

Re: Proposal for 'math.e' (2007-08-23)

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at agricultu?e.gouv?fr> Aug 29, 2007
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Marco Achury wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm reading late this discussion about math.e
> 
> My opinion, in the official euphoria release 
> must to be included basic math definitions.
> 
> Will be great to have specialized library for
> advanced math and statistic, complex numbers, 
> matrix, etc.  Is important for student, academics
> engineers.
> 
> But 99% of the programs will never need this 
> kind of advanced maths.
> 

Are you sure?
What are you calling "advanced maths" precisely?

> If I only need to use in one program power()
> or sin() function, why must I to overload the 
> compile time with a lot of advanced complex 
> maths.
> 
> My suggest is keep a very simple math.e  
> Including basic math of any kind, power, 
> root, sin, log, abs

power(), sin(), log(), sqrt() are all builtins, so they are in no include file
at all.

> 
> Anyway I thing is good to have specialiced
> advanced functions as:
> 
> - Advanced trigonometrics.
> - Advanced statistics, ANOVA, Correlations, experimental test
> - Complex numbers
> - Matrix and equation systems
> - Electronics
> - Structures engineering
> - Hidraulic engineer
> 
> But as complementary libraries and not as part of the 
> official release.

The point is: what is advanced and what is basic? You should tell us and we may
have to agree.

CChris



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