An algebraic front-end for the production and use of numeric programs

  • Authors:
  • Douglas H. Lanam

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • SYMSAC '81 Proceedings of the fourth ACM symposium on Symbolic and algebraic computation
  • Year:
  • 1981

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Abstract

We describe a programming environment which combines the Macsyma algebraic manipulation system with convenient and direct access to numeric Fortran run-time libraries. With this system it is also convenient to generate, compile, load, and invoke totally new Fortran programs which may have been produced by combining algebraically derived formulas and program “templates”. These facilities, available on VAX-11 computers, provide an environment for the generation and testing of advanced scientific software. Enhancements of Fortran for high-precision calculations, interval arithmetic, and other purposes are also supported.