Re: A86: Re: Symbolic Program

To: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: A86: Re: Symbolic Program
From: "Steve" <comfortably_numb_@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:39:33 -0600
Disposition-Notification-To: "Steve" <comfortably_numb_@hotmail.com>
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hell ppl do that to all kinds of software and hardware...it comes with the
territory...no matter what you do u cant make something so perfect that it
cant be messed with..

>
> Not only that, but you have to assume that there will be users like us
> out there that will input off-the-wall equations with the sole intention
> of seeing if they can't screw it up.
>
>
> > A project like this is probably doable.  However, to write one you must
be
> > extremely skilled not only in programming but also in math.  Something
that
> > I am not.  And to write a CAS, you must understand math as a programmer,
not
> > as a typical math student.  You need to understand the algorithms behind
> > manipulating, reducing and solving equations, from a general and broad
> > standpoint.
>
>

References:

A86: Symbolic Program

From: "Jeff S." <kjshumate@lycos.com>

A86: Re: Symbolic Program

From: "David Phillips" <david@acz.org>

Re: A86: Re: Symbolic Program

From: Cassady Roop <croop@oregontrail.net>