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How do you differentiate a mathematical expression in C++? For instance this: Function: f(x) = 2x^2 +6x + 7 Function differentiated: f''(x) = 4x + 6 And by the way; can you integrate a function in C++?

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Well, you can do it numericly quite easy, but i see thats not what you want. AFAIK C++ has no built in functions for this, so you should probably look for some code done by others, or just write it yourself.

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differentiation : f'(x) = lim(h->0) (f(x+h)-f(x))/h
Thus
const double epsilon = 0.00001;fprime = (f(x*(1+epsilon))-f(x))/(x*epsilon)

Be careful of the possible loss of precision in 1+epsilon.
I think there actually is a constant in or
in that defines the smallest number which can be added to 1 and make the value change. Browse through the headers for the actual constant.

Integration: See Numerical Recipes, chapters 4 and 16.

Symbolic integration and differentiation : not unless you code it in. Use Mathematica, Maple or MathCad instead...

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[edited by - Fruny on June 4, 2002 12:14:38 PM]

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Do a web search on "symbolic math". Also, you can look for the codes "Maple", "Macsyma", and "ADIFOR", among others. The ADIFOR code actually takes entire FORTRAN functions and differentiates the returned value. I realize its not C, and its not freely available, but its interesting.

By the way, this is not another "why don''t you try google first?" post. I simply don''t really have an answer readily available, and I''d rather you spend time searching for yourself.

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Applied Research Associates, Inc.

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quote:
Original post by jarod83
How do you differentiate a mathematical expression in C++?

With a token parser, an abstact expression graph, and a calculus engine. Boost can help you with the first two...

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