k3u@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Barry Smith) (12/03/90)
Does anyone have the source code to routines that can extract the complex roots of polynomials? If there is a book that has the source code that would be fine too. -Barry Smith
hagins@gamecock.rtp.dg.com (Jody Hagins) (12/06/90)
In article <2173@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, k3u@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Barry Smith) writes: |> Does anyone have the source code to routines that can extract |> the complex roots of polynomials? If there is a book that has |> the source code that would be fine too. |> |> -Barry Smith |> Yeh, I wrote one when I was in school too. I didn't have any problems with it, and as I remember, even the "slower" students seemed to provide a workable solution. So, keep working (or should I say start working), and I'm sure you'll be able to write one soon enough. GENERAL NOTE: It's getting close to finals time, and while it is tempting, this newsgroup is not the place for getting your homework done. This group (comp.lang.c) and comp.lang.pascal (the other group to which this article was posted) is meant for mutual exchange (and education) concerning these languages. Not only is it unethical, but I'm sure your school has an honor code which prohibits this type of activity. I'm getting tired of seeing "do my homework" requests on this network!!!! How in the hell do you expect to learn anything if others do it for you all the time?!?!?!?!? -- Jody Hagins hagins@gamecock.rtp.dg.com Data General Corp. 62 Alexander Dr. RTP, N.C. 27709 (919) 248-6035
subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) (12/06/90)
In article <1990Dec5.175558.29859@dg-rtp.dg.com> hagins@gamecock.rtp.dg.com (Jody Hagins) writes: >In article <2173@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, k3u@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Barry Smith) writes: >|> Does anyone have the source code to routines that can extract >|> the complex roots of polynomials? If there is a book that has >|> the source code that would be fine too. > >Yeh, I wrote one when I was in school too. >I didn't have any problems with it, and as I remember, even >the "slower" students seemed to provide a workable solution. >So, keep working (or should I say start working), and I'm >sure you'll be able to write one soon enough. > > >GENERAL NOTE: > >It's getting close to finals time, and while it is tempting, >this newsgroup is not the place for getting your homework >done. This group (comp.lang.c) and comp.lang.pascal (the other >group to which this article was posted) is meant for mutual exchange >(and education) concerning these languages. Not only is it unethical, >but I'm sure your school has an honor code which prohibits this >type of activity. I'm getting tired of seeing "do my homework" >requests on this network!!!! How in the hell do you expect to >learn anything if others do it for you all the time?!?!?!?!? Yes this is true. But why are you assuming that he wants to do his homework on USENET? Don't you think its a bit prejudging to assume right off the bat about a person's intentions? Especially the part about "slower" students and the like. That's getting downright condescending. I really don't think that kind of tone belongs in an educational newsgroup (your own words). What if he is doing some independent work on the stuff and wants to find out whether there already exists code to do what he wants? There certainly is no point to re-inventing the wheel. I certainly am not going to take too much time writing someting that I need done quickly and is already around. IMNSFHO comp.lang.c is an informational newsgroup about C, and people are here for free exchange of information regarding the language. There is no need for censors like you to say "oh that question shouldn't be answered", because it comes from an undergraduate student. This might make you feel sad, but believe it or not, I have learned stuff on this newsgroup that has helped me with (gosh) official computer programming assignments that I hand in. I think that's the purpose of this, not to decide who to dole out information to. If a person wants to do his homework on the net, there really is no way to stop him. It's between him and his own conscience as to what he wants, and others can't make that decision for him. If you don't want to answer him, then don't. But there is no need to collectively put down questions of this sort under a WARNING: flag. Anyway -- what does everyone else think about this? I've seen both sorts of attitudes on the subject. What do you guys think comp.lang.c should do? -Kartik (I need a new .signature -- any suggestions?) subbarao@{phoenix or gauguin}.Princeton.EDU -|Internet kartik@silvertone.Princeton.EDU (NeXT mail) -| SUBBARAO@PUCC.BITNET - Bitnet
c145gmk@utarlg.utarl.edu (GORDON KEEGAN) (12/11/90)
In article <4529@idunno.Princeton.EDU>, subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) writes... >In article <1990Dec5.175558.29859@dg-rtp.dg.com> hagins@gamecock.rtp.dg.com (Jody Hagins) writes: >>In article <2173@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, k3u@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Barry Smith) writes: >>|> Does anyone have the source code to routines that can extract >>|> the complex roots of polynomials? If there is a book that has >>|> the source code that would be fine too. >> >>Yeh, I wrote one when I was in school too. >>I didn't have any problems with it, and as I remember, even >>the "slower" students seemed to provide a workable solution. >>So, keep working (or should I say start working), and I'm >>sure you'll be able to write one soon enough. >> Finding roots for a quadratic was easy enough. However, if you could give me pointers to finding roots to higher degree polynomials, I'd be interested in hearing from you. (no, this is not a lab assignment... :) > >Anyway -- what does everyone else think about this? I've seen both sorts of >attitudes on the subject. What do you guys think comp.lang.c should do? > I won't reply to what is (IMHO) a request for answers to homework. I can't affect what others will do. 'Nuff said. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Gordon Keegan || Bitnet : c145gmk@utarlg | | Systems Programmer || THEnet : UTARLG::C145GMK | | Academic Computing Services || Internet: c145gmk@utarlg.utarl.edu | | University of Texas, Arlington || AT&TNet : 817-273-2208 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Beauty does what beauty does best: it's beautiful... | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------