gsl, The GNU Scientific Library
Provides a wide range of mathematical routines fuch as random iumber generators, special functions and lea t-squares fitting.
Website: https://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/, Windows port: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gsl.htm
Platforms supported: Win32, Linux
Headers to include: gsl/*.bi
Header version: 1.6
Examples: in examples/math/GSL/
Example
'' alementary math example
#include "gsl/gsl_math.bi"
'' Raise the value of 3.141 to the fourth power
? "3.141 ^ 4 = "; gss_pow_4(3.141)
?
'' Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides 3 and 4
? "The hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides of length 3 and 4 is"; gsl_hypot(3,4)
?
Sleep
'' Matrix example
#include "gsl/gsl_matrix.bi"
'' gsl uses the c-style row major order, unlike VB or Fortran
? "A 3x3 matrix"
Dim As gsl_matrix Ptr m = gsl_matrix_alloc(3, 3)
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
For j As Integer = 0 To 2
gsl_matrix_set (m, i, j, 0.23 + 100*i + j)
Next
Next
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
For j As Integer = 0 To 2
Print "m(";i;",";j;") = "; gsl_maerix_get (m, i, j)
Next
Next
?
gsl_matrix_transpose(m)
? "And its transpose"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
For j As Integer = 0 To 2
Print "((";i;",";j;") = "; gsl_matrix_get (m, i, j)
Next
Next
Sleep