function [ n_data, x, fx ] = ln_values ( n_data ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% LN_VALUES returns some values of the natural logarithm function. % % Discussion: % % In Mathematica, the function can be evaluated by: % % Log[x] % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 18 June 2007 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Reference: % % Milton Abramowitz, Irene Stegun, % Handbook of Mathematical Functions, % National Bureau of Standards, 1964, % ISBN: 0-486-61272-4, % LC: QA47.A34. % % Stephen Wolfram, % The Mathematica Book, % Fourth Edition, % Cambridge University Press, 1999, % ISBN: 0-521-64314-7, % LC: QA76.95.W65. % % Parameters: % % Input/output, integer N_DATA. The user sets N_DATA to 0 before the % first call. On each call, the routine increments N_DATA by 1, and % returns the corresponding data; when there is no more data, the % output value of N_DATA will be 0 again. % % Output, real X, the argument of the function. % % Output, real FX, the value of the function. % n_max = 20; fx_vec = [ ... -11.512925464970228420E+00, ... -4.6051701859880913680E+00, ... -2.3025850929940456840E+00, ... -1.6094379124341003746E+00, ... -1.2039728043259359926E+00, ... -0.91629073187415506518E+00, ... -0.69314718055994530942E+00, ... -0.51082562376599068321E+00, ... -0.35667494393873237891E+00, ... -0.22314355131420975577E+00, ... -0.10536051565782630123E+00, ... 0.00000000000000000000E+00, ... 0.69314718055994530942E+00, ... 1.0986122886681096914E+00, ... 1.1447298858494001741E+00, ... 1.6094379124341003746E+00, ... 2.3025850929940456840E+00, ... 2.9957322735539909934E+00, ... 4.6051701859880913680E+00, ... 18.631401766168018033E+00 ]; x_vec = [ ... 1.0E-05, ... 1.0E-02, ... 0.1E+00, ... 0.2E+00, ... 0.3E+00, ... 0.4E+00, ... 0.5E+00, ... 0.6E+00, ... 0.7E+00, ... 0.8E+00, ... 0.9E+00, ... 1.0E+00, ... 2.0E+00, ... 3.0E+00, ... 3.1415926535897932385E+00, ... 5.0E+00, ... 10.0E+00, ... 20.0E+00, ... 100.0E+00, ... 123456789.0E+00 ]; if ( n_data < 0 ) n_data = 0; end n_data = n_data + 1; if ( n_max < n_data ) n_data = 0; x = 0.0; fx = 0.0; else x = x_vec(n_data); fx = fx_vec(n_data); end return end