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diff --git a/src/hyper/pages/FR2.ht b/src/hyper/pages/FR2.ht new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f2c00049 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hyper/pages/FR2.ht @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +% Copyright The Numerical Algorithms Group Limited 1992-94. All rights reserved. +% !! DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE BY HAND !! Created by ht.awk. +\newcommand{\FactoredFunctionsTwoXmpTitle}{FactoredFunctions2} +\newcommand{\FactoredFunctionsTwoXmpNumber}{9.23} +% +% ===================================================================== +\begin{page}{FactoredFunctionsTwoXmpPage}{9.23 FactoredFunctions2} +% ===================================================================== +\beginscroll + +%% +%% fr2.htex +%% +%% FactoredFunctions2 +%% + +The \spadtype{FactoredFunctions2} package implements one operation, +\spadfunFrom{map}{FactoredFunctions2}, for applying an operation to every +base in a factored object and to the unit. +\xtc{ +}{ +\spadpaste{double(x) == x + x \bound{double}} +} +\xtc{ +}{ +\spadpaste{f := factor(720) \bound{f}} +} +\xtc{ +Actually, the \spadfunFrom{map}{FactoredFunctions2} operation used +in this example comes from \spadtype{Factored} itself, since +\userfun{double} takes an integer argument and returns an integer +result. +}{ +\spadpaste{map(double,f) \free{f}\free{double}} +} +\xtc{ +If we want to use an operation that returns an object that has a type +different from the operation's argument, +the \spadfunFrom{map}{FactoredFunctions2} in \spadtype{Factored} +cannot be used and we use the one in \spadtype{FactoredFunctions2}. +}{ +\spadpaste{makePoly(b) == x + b \bound{makePoly}} +} +\xtc{ +In fact, the ``2'' in the name of the package means that we might +be using factored objects of two different types. +}{ +\spadpaste{g := map(makePoly,f) \free{f}\free{makePoly}\bound{g}} +} +It is important to note that both versions of \spadfunFrom{map}{FactoredFunctions2} +destroy any information known about the bases (the fact that they are prime, +for instance). +\xtc{ +The flags for each base are set to ``nil'' in the object returned +by \spadfunFrom{map}{FactoredFunctions2}. +}{ +\spadpaste{nthFlag(g,1) \free{g}} +} + +For more information about factored objects and their use, see +\downlink{`Factored'}{FactoredXmpPage}\ignore{Factored} and +\downlink{``\ugProblemGaloisTitle''}{ugProblemGaloisPage} in Section \ugProblemGaloisNumber\ignore{ugProblemGalois}. +\endscroll +\autobuttons +\end{page} +% |