Algorithm 757: MISCFUN, a Software Package to Compute Uncommon Special Functions

ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-301

  Macleod, Allan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Chebyshev polynomials; D.3.2 programming languages : Language classifications fortran; G.1.2 numerical analysis : Approximation chebyshev approximation and theory; G.4 mathematical software : Certification and testing; Special functions

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEBYSHEV APPROXIMATION; FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); POLYNOMIALS; PROGRAM COMPILERS;

CHEBYSHEV POLYNOMIALS; UNCOMMON SPECIAL FUNCTIONS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030244925     PISSN: 00983500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/232826.232846     Document Type: Article

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