Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site ima.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!ima!johnl From: johnl@ima.UUCP Newsgroups: net.math Subject: numerical approx to functions? Message-ID: <79400001@ima.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 16:36:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ima.79400001 Posted: Wed Jul 3 16:36:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 06:27:49 EDT Lines: 11 Nf-ID: #N:ima:79400001:000:511 Nf-From: ima!johnl Jul 3 16:36:00 1985 Can someone suggest a good reference for numerical approximations of transcendental functions such as exp() and log()? I have looked at the source code of zillions of library functions of varying quality, but would like to have a better theoretical grasp of what's going on. Something that takes into account the numerical properties of real computers floating point would be nice. John Levine, Javelin Software, Cambridge MA 617-494-1400 { decvax!cca | think | ihnp4 | cbosgd }!ima!johnl, Levine@YALE.ARPA