POLPAK
Recursive Polynomials


POLPAK is a FORTRAN77 library which evaluates a variety of mathematical functions.

It includes routines to evaluate the recursively defined polynomial families of

A variety of other polynomials and functions have been added. In a few cases, the new recursive feature of FORTRAN90 has been used (but NOT for the factorial function!)

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

POLPAK is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN77 version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version

Related Data and Programs:

BERNSTEIN_POLYNOMIAL, a FORTRAN77 library which evaluates the Bernstein polynomials, useful for uniform approximation of functions;

CORDIC, a FORTRAN77 library which uses the CORDIC method to compute certain elementary functions.

FN, a FORTRAN77 library which evaluates elementary and special functions, by Wayne Fullerton.

LEGENDRE_PRODUCT_POLYNOMIAL, a FORTRAN77 library which defines Legendre product polynomials, creating a multivariate polynomial as the product of univariate Legendre polynomials.

SLATEC, a FORTRAN90 library which evaluates many special functions.

SPECIAL_FUNCTIONS, a FORTRAN77 library which computes special functions, by Shanjie Zhang, Jianming Jin;

TEST_VALUES, a FORTRAN77 library which contains a few test values of many functions.

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Source Code:

Examples and Tests:

List of Routines:

You can go up one level to the FORTRAN77 source codes.


Last revised on 11 April 2015.