June 1994
Volume 12 Number 6
SCIENTIFIC/NUMERICAL APPLICATIONS
Divided-Difference Interpolation
By Philip Gage
Long before there were computers,
people were evaluating functions by differencing methods.
You may be surprised to learn all the ways such methods can
still be used.
Multi-Precision Integer Arithmetic Using C++
By John K. Gotwals
When you need lots of precision,
there's no substitute for having lots of precision. If you
can make an extended-precision data type that looks like
other arithmetic data types, so much the better.
float-Precision Math Library
By Tim Prince
For a variety of historical
reasons, C has always favored double arithmetic over
float precision. If you really want to work
primarily in float, however, you can't beat this top
quality set of math functions.
BOOK REVIEW
Effective C++ (50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs)
Reviewed by Phil McLaughlin
COLUMNS
Standard C: The Header <streambuf>
P. J. Plauger
Stepping Up to C++: Designing Generic Container Classes, Part 1
Dan Saks
Questions & Answers: Moving from FORTRAN to C
Kenneth Pugh
Code Capsules: Control Structures
Chuck Allison
CUG New Releases: PSUtils, SNews, PART, WLIST, and VESA Test Tools
Victor R. Volkman
On the Networks: Where Did Everybody Go?
Sydney S. Weinstein