numer and float -- was RE: exponential with complex exponents
Subject: numer and float -- was RE: exponential with complex exponents
From: Richard Fateman
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:44:46 -0700
OH, also, an expression involving %i is apparently too complicated for some
of the functions, so that's when rectform() is needed.
I'm not saying this is a good design, just an attempt to make sense of what
was programmed.
> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Fateman
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> To: 'Joel B. Mohler'
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> Subject: numer and float -- was RE: exponential with complex
> exponents
>
> I think the idea was that ev(...,numer) would run some math functions
> like
> exponential to be evaluated, if their arguments were numbers.
> The result is then simplified. Ev(...,float) would change rational
> constants like 1/2 to floating point.
>
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