Advanced Calculations

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Open source program to integrate many math and science functions all into one super program

Advanced Calculations

Jacob Sandlund 01 Jul 2008 09:43

I'm currently developing a program that is basically a massive math program. The main thing it does is that it makes it easy for users to add their own formulas/functions into the program and receive special advantages. Functions added into external programs (packages) can be "solved for". For example, a function for growth and decay A=Ce^(kt) can work forwards (finding A given the others) or finding C, k, or t (given A and others). There's a lot to it, and I explain a whole lot in the readme files. But I'm waiting for it to show up on ticalc. Got any faster way?

My hope is that this program will be a good open source engine to tie together all the math programs people have on their calculators into one tidy and effective program.

I've got a bunch of specific questions that I hope you can answer, but I wanted to post this first.

Once I get a link for you all, feel free to start adding your own functions into the program!

Last edited on 01 Jul 2008 09:44 by Jacob Sandlund Show more

Re: Advanced Calculations

Jacob Sandlund 01 Jul 2008 17:57

Well, I put the file on our puppy website, so you can download it from here. Let me know how if this link works. You can also go to the url http://www.familywheatens.com/advanced.zip to get the file.

Besides adding your own functions, I'd be glad for some help programming. Thanks!

Last edited on 01 Jul 2008 18:09 by Jacob Sandlund Show more

Re: Advanced Calculations

burr 01 Jul 2008 20:53

I took a look at your program, and it looks pretty complex with lots of string and list manipulation. Are you sure you need help programming? :D

Re: Advanced Calculations

Jacob Sandlund 01 Jul 2008 21:18

Yeah, it's very complicated, I know. It's not so much the programming of the engine that I need help with (I'll ask if I have a specific question), but I'd like people to try it out and give me feedback. Also if you want to try adding you're own functions it's pretty simple (once you get used to it). Ask me if you need help (the readme explains a lot, but I wrote it so quickly that I'm sure there's holes in the explanation).

At some point, I'd like the program to be sort-of open source, so that the functions everyone has created can be passed around and used by others. I know you're looking for a community project. This probably isn't what you had in mind, but I could use the help to get a bunch of functions put together.

Thank.

Last edited on 01 Jul 2008 21:38 by Jacob Sandlund Show more