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diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/polexpr/README.md b/macros/latex/contrib/polexpr/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..29c0d2f5ab --- /dev/null +++ b/macros/latex/contrib/polexpr/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +Package polexpr README +====================== + +License +------- + +Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Jean-François Burnol + +See documentation of package [xint](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xint) for +contact information. + +This Work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the +LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c. This version of this license +is in + +> <http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt> + +and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version +2005/12/01 or later. + +This Work has the LPPL maintenance status author-maintained. + +The Author of this Work is Jean-François Burnol. + +This Work consists of the package file polexpr.sty, this README.md and +the documentation file polexpr.txt. + +Abstract +-------- + +The package provides `\poldef`. This a parser of polynomial expressions +based upon the `\xintdeffunc` mechanism of xintexpr. + +The parsed expressions use the operations of algebra (inclusive of +composition of functions) with standard operators, fractional numbers +(possibly in scientific notation) and previously defined polynomial +functions or other constructs as recognized by the `\xintexpr` numerical +parser. + +The polynomials are then not only genuine `\xintexpr` (and +`\xintfloatexpr`) numerical functions but additionally are known to the +package via their coefficients. This allows dedicated macros to +implement polynomial algorithmics. + +Releases +-------- + +- 0.1 (2018/01/11) + Initial release (files README, polexpr.sty). +- 0.2 (2018/01/14) + Documentation moved to polexpr.{txt,html}. +- 0.3 (2018/01/17) + Make polynomials known to `\xintfloatexpr` and improve + documentation. +- 0.3.1 (2018/01/18) + Fix two typos in documentation. +- 0.4 (2018/02/16) + - Revert 0.3 automatic generation of floating point variants. + - Move CHANGE LOG from README.md to HTML documentation. + - A few bug fixes and breaking changes. Please refer to + `polexpr.html`. + - Main new feature: root localization via [Sturm + Theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturm%27s_theorem). +- 0.4.1 (2018/03/01) + Synced with xint 1.3. +- 0.4.2 (2018/03/03) + Documentation fix. +- 0.5 (2018/04/08) + - new macros `\PolMakePrimitive` and `\PolIContent`. + - main (breaking) change: `\PolToSturm` creates a chain of primitive + integer coefficients polynomials. +- 0.5.1 (2018/04/22) + The `'` character can be used in polynomial names. +- 0.6 (2018/11/20) + New feature: multiplicity of roots. +- 0.7 (2018/12/08), 0.7.1 (bugfix), 0.7.2 (bugfix) (2018/12/09) + New feature: finding all rational roots. +- 0.7.3 (2019/02/04) + Bugfix: polynomial names ending in digits caused errors. Thanks to + Thomas Söll for report. +- 0.7.4 (2019/02/12) + Bugfix: 20000000000 is too big for \numexpr, shouldn't I know that? + Thanks to Jürgen Gilg for report. + +Files of 0.7.4 release: + +- README.md, +- polexpr.sty (package file), +- polexpr.txt (documentation), +- polexpr.html (conversion via + [DocUtils](http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/index.html) + rst2html.py) + +Acknowledgments +--------------- + +Thanks to Jürgen Gilg whose question about +[xint](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xint) usage for differentiating +polynomials was the initial trigger leading to this package, and to +Jürgen Gilg and Thomas Söll for testing it on some concrete problems. |