sourcebook for Yacas

[Sherm Ostrowsky]

In their essay "a simple factorization algorithm for univariate polynomials", mentioned previously, the Yacas Team (YT) mentioned explicitly two major sources for their ideas: Knuth's Volume 2, and >>J.H. Davenport et.al., SYSTEMS AND ALGORITHMS FOR ALGEBRAIC COMPUTATION.<<.  Well, we all know Knuth, but I did not recognize the second reference.  So I recently looked it up and ordered a copy from Amazon.  It came yesterday.

This book was an interesting eye-opener for me.  It is obvious, upon leafing through its pages, that it served as a major source for both the concepts and the implementations embodied in Yacas.  Even the style looks familiar, to one who has immersed himself in Yacas code and documentation for several years.

If you have not already, get a copy and read it.  Then let me know what you think.

Sherm

[Ted Kosan]

Sherm wrote:

I just found the website which contains links to the original version
of the Davenport book and the latest version (which is newer than the
one that I sent as an attachment in a previous email):

http://staff.bath.ac.uk/masjhd/CM30070.bho

Ted

[Sherm Ostrowsky]

To me, in my present state of just learning and exploring in this vast field, your latest reference here is a beautiful treasure-house of new insights into the maze.  I am examining it with delight.  Thank you.

Sherm