Asri-unix.1329 net.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!cca!csk@UCLA-Security@sri-unix Sun Apr 25 10:03:04 1982 Unix Mathematical Functions History From: csk at UCLA-Security (Charley Kline) Does anyone know the history of the mathematical functions in unix (sin, cos, tan, exp, etc.)? In particular I am interested in where the algorithms came from and their accuracy and portability. Replies to csk@ucla-security ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.