Package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.polynomials

Class PolynomialFunction

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.math.analysis.polynomials.PolynomialFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, DifferentiableUnivariateRealFunction, UnivariateRealFunction

public class PolynomialFunction
extends java.lang.Object
implements DifferentiableUnivariateRealFunction, java.io.Serializable

Immutable representation of a real polynomial function with real coefficients.

Horner's Method is used to evaluate the function.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PolynomialFunction(double[] c)	Construct a polynomial with the given coefficients.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PolynomialFunction	add(PolynomialFunction p)	Add a polynomial to the instance.
int	degree()	Returns the degree of the polynomial
UnivariateRealFunction	derivative()	Returns the derivative as a UnivariateRealFunction
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
double[]	getCoefficients()	Returns a copy of the coefficients array.
int	hashCode()
PolynomialFunction	multiply(PolynomialFunction p)	Multiply the instance by a polynomial.
PolynomialFunction	negate()	Negate the instance.
PolynomialFunction	polynomialDerivative()	Returns the derivative as a PolynomialRealFunction
PolynomialFunction	subtract(PolynomialFunction p)	Subtract a polynomial from the instance.
java.lang.String	toString()	Returns a string representation of the polynomial.
double	value(double x)	Compute the value of the function for the given argument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PolynomialFunction

public PolynomialFunction(double[] c)

Construct a polynomial with the given coefficients. The first element of the coefficients array is the constant term. Higher degree coefficients follow in sequence. The degree of the resulting polynomial is the index of the last non-null element of the array, or 0 if all elements are null.

The constructor makes a copy of the input array and assigns the copy to the coefficients property.

Parameters:

c - polynomial coefficients

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if c is null

NoDataException - if c is empty

Method Detail

value

public double value(double x)

Compute the value of the function for the given argument.

The value returned is
coefficients[n] * x^n + ... + coefficients[1] * x + coefficients[0]

Specified by:

value in interface UnivariateRealFunction

Parameters:

x - the argument for which the function value should be computed

Returns:

the value of the polynomial at the given point

See Also:

UnivariateRealFunction.value(double)

degree

public int degree()

Returns the degree of the polynomial

Returns:

the degree of the polynomial

getCoefficients

public double[] getCoefficients()

Returns a copy of the coefficients array.

Changes made to the returned copy will not affect the coefficients of the polynomial.

Returns:

a fresh copy of the coefficients array

add

public PolynomialFunction add(PolynomialFunction p)

Add a polynomial to the instance.

Parameters:

p - polynomial to add

Returns:

a new polynomial which is the sum of the instance and p

subtract

public PolynomialFunction subtract(PolynomialFunction p)

Subtract a polynomial from the instance.

Parameters:

p - polynomial to subtract

Returns:

a new polynomial which is the difference the instance minus p

negate

public PolynomialFunction negate()

Negate the instance.

Returns:

a new polynomial

multiply

public PolynomialFunction multiply(PolynomialFunction p)

Multiply the instance by a polynomial.

Parameters:

p - polynomial to multiply by

Returns:

a new polynomial

polynomialDerivative

public PolynomialFunction polynomialDerivative()

Returns the derivative as a PolynomialRealFunction

Returns:

the derivative polynomial

derivative

public UnivariateRealFunction derivative()

Returns the derivative as a UnivariateRealFunction

Specified by:

derivative in interface DifferentiableUnivariateRealFunction

Returns:

the derivative function

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the polynomial.

The representation is user oriented. Terms are displayed lowest degrees first. The multiplications signs, coefficients equals to one and null terms are not displayed (except if the polynomial is 0, in which case the 0 constant term is displayed). Addition of terms with negative coefficients are replaced by subtraction of terms with positive coefficients except for the first displayed term (i.e. we display -3 for a constant negative polynomial, but 1 - 3 x + x^2 if the negative coefficient is not the first one displayed).

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of the polynomial

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object