#!/usr/bin/env python # def r8poly_value_horner ( m, c, x ): #*****************************************************************************80 # ## R8POLY_VALUE_HORNER evaluates a polynomial using Horner's method. # # Discussion: # # The polynomial # # p(x) = c0 + c1 * x + c2 * x^2 + ... + cm * x^m # # is to be evaluated at the value X. # # Licensing: # # This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. # # Modified: # # 05 January 2015 # # Author: # # John Burkardt # # Parameters: # # Input, integer M, the degree. # # Input, real C(0:M), the polynomial coefficients. # C(I) is the coefficient of X^I. # # Input, real X, the evaluation point. # # Output, real VALUE, the polynomial value. # value = c[m] for i in range ( m - 1, -1, -1 ): value = value * x + c[i] return value def r8poly_value_horner_test ( ): #*****************************************************************************80 # ## R8POLY_VALUE_HORNER_TEST tests R8POLY_VALUE_HORNER. # # Licensing: # # This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. # # Modified: # # 05 January 2015 # # Author: # # John Burkardt # import numpy as np from r8poly_print import r8poly_print from r8vec_linspace import r8vec_linspace m = 4; n = 16; c = np.array ( [ 24.0, -50.0, +35.0, -10.0, 1.0 ] ) print '' print 'R8POLY_VALUE_HORNER_TEST' print ' R8POLY_VALUE_HORNER evaluates a polynomial at a point' print ' using Horners method.' r8poly_print ( m, c, ' The polynomial coefficients:' ) x_lo = 0.0 x_hi = 5.0 x = r8vec_linspace ( n, x_lo, x_hi ) print '' print ' I X P(X)' print '' for i in range ( 0, n ): p = r8poly_value_horner ( m, c, x[i] ) print ' %2d %8.4f %14.6g' % ( i, x[i], p ) print '' print 'R8POLY_VALUE_HORNER_TEST:' print ' Normal end of execution.' return if ( __name__ == '__main__' ): from timestamp import timestamp timestamp ( ) r8poly_value_horner_test ( ) timestamp ( )