#!/usr/bin/env python def r8_factorial2 ( n ): #*****************************************************************************80 # ## R8_FACTORIAL2 computes the double factorial function. # # Formula: # # FACTORIAL2( N ) = Product ( N * (N-2) * (N-4) * ... * 2 ) (N even) # = Product ( N * (N-2) * (N-4) * ... * 1 ) (N odd) # # Licensing: # # This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. # # Modified: # # 05 June 2013 # # Author: # # John Burkardt # # Parameters: # # Input, integer N, the argument of the double factorial function. # If N is less than 1, VALUE is returned as 1. # # Output, real VALUE, the value of N!!. # value = 1; if ( n < 1 ): return value while ( 1 < n ): value = value * n n = n - 2 return value def r8_factorial2_test ( ): #*****************************************************************************80 # ## R8_FACTORIAL2_TEST tests R8_FACTORIAL2. # # Licensing: # # This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. # # Modified: # # 08 February 2015 # # Author: # # John Burkardt # from r8_factorial2_values import r8_factorial2_values print '' print 'R8_FACTORIAL2_TEST' print ' R8_FACTORIAL2 evaluates the double factorial function.' print '' print ' N Exact', print ' Computed' n_data = 0 while ( True ): n_data, n, f1 = r8_factorial2_values ( n_data ) if ( n_data == 0 ): break f2 = r8_factorial2 ( n ) print ' %4d %24.16g %24.16g' % ( n, f1, f2 ) # # Terminate. # print '' print 'R8_FACTORIAL2_TEST' print ' Normal end of execution.' return if ( __name__ == '__main__' ): from timestamp import timestamp timestamp ( ) r8_factorial2_test ( ) timestamp ( )