From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-04-28T03:44:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Integration/Antidifferentiation Program


On Apr 27, 2006, at 2:04 PM, SleepJunkie wrote:

> I can integrate and derive perfectly fine. It's more of "I just  
> want to
> do this" then "Do my homework" program. If I do it, however, I'll get
> extra credit, which is always good.
>
> I guess this is going to be harder than I thought. I'll have to  
> program
> in the chain rule, quotient rule, product rule, and others..
>
> More suggestions are welcome :)
>
> -- 
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>

I think you're going to have to look at the source of some other  
computer algebra systems to see and how its done. This isn't a  
trivial problem, and it's not just a matter of knowing all the rules,  
especially for integrations. (Try writing a program to do integration  
by parts, how is it going to decide what u and v should be for  
instance?)