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The Lambert W Function 1

The Lambert W function deserves to be better known. It pops up in all sorts of places. And our MATLAB function for evaluating the function is a beautiful use of the Halley method.... read more >>

CHEBFUN, Snake 2

Chebfun revives a classic video game, with a few mathematical twists (literally)... read more >>

CHEBFUN, Roots

The ROOTS function in Chebfun is one of its most powerful features. This is the second part of my series on Chebfun. Part one is here. ... read more >>

CHEBFUN, Numerical Computing With Functions

I recently attended "Chebfun and Beyond", a three-day workshop in Oxford, England. Chebfun is a mathematical research and open source software project for numerical computing with functions. I plan to write a series of Cleve's Corner blog posts about Chebfun. ... read more >>

Pythagorean Addition 1

How do you compute the hypotenuse of a right triangle without squaring the lengths of the sides and without taking any square roots?... read more >>

Splines and Pchips 2

MATLAB has two different functions for piecewise cubic interpolation, spline and pchip. Why are there two? How do they compare? ... read more >>

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