Re: [noob] Questions about mathematical signs...

2005-02-10 Thread administrata
Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > administrata wrote: > > > Hi! I'm programming maths programs. > > And I got some questions about mathematical signs. > > > > 1. Inputing suqare like a * a, It's too long when I do time-consuming > >things. Can it

Re: [noob] Questions about mathematical signs...

2005-02-07 Thread Lou Pecora
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2. Inputing fractions like (a / b) + (c / d), It's tiring work too. > >Can it be simplified? Can't this just be written as a/b+c/d ? How much simpler can it get? I would think you need at least one symbol per op

Re: [noob] Questions about mathematical signs...

2005-02-06 Thread Steve Holden
administrata wrote: Hi! I'm programming maths programs. And I got some questions about mathematical signs. 1. Inputing suqare like a * a, It's too long when I do time-consuming things. Can it be simplified? You mean you have to write a*a*a*a when you want the fourth power? You need the exponent

Re: [noob] Questions about mathematical signs...

2005-02-06 Thread Jeff Epler
On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 12:26:30PM -0800, administrata wrote: > Hi! I'm programming maths programs. > And I got some questions about mathematical signs. > > 1. Inputing suqare like a * a, It's too long when I do time-consuming >things. Can it be simplified? You can write powers with the "**"

[noob] Questions about mathematical signs...

2005-02-06 Thread administrata
Hi! I'm programming maths programs. And I got some questions about mathematical signs. 1. Inputing suqare like a * a, It's too long when I do time-consuming things. Can it be simplified? 2. Inputing fractions like (a / b) + (c / d), It's tiring work too. Can it be simplified? 3. How can i