Scott David Daniels wrote:
> Ron Adam wrote:
>> Scott David Daniels wrote:
>>> Ron Adam wrote:
>>>> .... How about this?
>>>> def integrate(fn, x1, x2, n=100):...
>>> The point was a pedagogic suggestion, ...
>> I understood your point. I just found it interesting since I've been
>> trying to extend my math (for use with python) skills in this area.
>
> Ah, sorry. I had realized I wasn't explicit in my first message.
Yes, I wasn't trying to correct you. I'm sorry if it came across that way.
> Yes, a perfectly fine integration.
There's still something about it that bothers me. I think it may be the
n=100 rather than delta='.0001', or some other way to specify the minimal
error. (Yes, it's a bit off topic.)
> You can then (and this is a major jump to get used to):
> import functools
>
> Sine = functools.partial(integrate, math.cos, 0.0, n=100)
I haven't played around with .partial yet. I wonder if it could be used in
dispatching situations where the function signatures differ?
> Similarly, you can define a derivative that will behave fairly well,
> all without examining the definition of the function being operated
> upon.
I'll get around to doing that at some point. ;-)
I also have a class that solves equations that takes a function in a
similar way. It uses the same method used by HP calculators to solve TVM
equations.
Cheers,
Ron
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