Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!tut!funic!uwasa.fi!ts From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: Equation solver Message-ID: <1990Aug7.183727.16237@uwasa.fi> Date: 7 Aug 90 18:37:27 GMT References: <1990Aug6.184606.4634@stretch.cs.mun.ca> Organization: University of Vaasa Lines: 36 In article <1990Aug6.184606.4634@stretch.cs.mun.ca> tony4@stretch.cs.mun.ca (Anthony H. Galway) writes: >I am in need of a program that will allow a student to enter an equation >in the form > > > b = 5 > > s = 90 > > w = 12 > > x = b^2 + (s^3/w) > >The program needs to be able to do all basic math functions. > * / - + sin() cos() tan() atan() acos() asin() log() sqrt() etc... ... rest deleted ... For equations of *one* variable in the said for you might be interested in the following package available by anonymous ftp from chyde.uwasa.fi, Vaasa, Finland, 128.214.12.3. (No source code). TSNUM12.ARC Numerical Analysis by Timo Salmi Filename Comment Date Time CRC -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- --- BISE.EXE Solves f(x)=0, Bisection Method 11-03-88 21:01:26 2E56 EQ2.EXE Solve linear equations of 2 vars 11-02-88 23:28:46 560A IC.EXE Line's intercepts with the axes 11-03-88 21:04:08 0BE4 LINE.EXE Equation of line thru two points 11-03-88 21:07:20 7C87 POLYR.EXE All roots of a polynomial 01-14-89 00:15:58 F24D SECA.EXE Solves f(x)=0, Secant Method 11-03-88 21:08:40 9A86 SINTEG.EXE Integrates f(x), Simpson's rule 11-03-88 21:11:20 04B4 TSNUM.INF Document 06-01-89 12:45:08 683F TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 05-28-89 13:10:24 F9AA ---- ------ ------ ----- 0009 147682 102799 31% ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun