Re: Why isn't math universal?

From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker_at_physik.rwth-aachen.de)
Date: 09/01/04


Date: 1 Sep 2004 18:00:19 GMT

Thomas Magma <somewhere@overtherainbow.com> wrote:

> I just wrote some DSP code in Java and ported it over to EVC for a PDA.
> Apparently EVC has a problem with the sin() of large numbers. What's up with
> this?

Quite impossible to tell, until you specify what "large" is supposed
to mean, in this context. From the point of view of the sine
function, an argument of 100 may already appear somewhat large, and an
argument in anywhere outside the range of +/- 1/DBL_EPSILON will mean
there's nothing left to salvage.

> I need to sin() large numbers. Any suggestions?

Double-check your needs. Carefully.

-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker@physik.rwth-aachen.de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.


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