[Edu-sig] How to Think Like A Computer Scientist

[Arthur]

> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Arthur [mailto:ajsiegel at optonline.net] 
> >Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:12 AM
> >To: 'kirby urner'; 'Arthur'
> >Cc: edu-sig at python.org
> >Subject: RE: [Edu-sig] How to Think Like A Computer Scientist
> >
> >> >From: kirby urner [mailto:kirby.urner at gmail.com]
> >> >
> >> >    Complex x = new Complex ();
> >> >    x.real = 1.0;
> >> >    x.imag = 2.0;
> >> >    Complex y = new Complex (3.0, 4.0);
> >> >
> >> >Yes, that's a change-in-place ability, true.
> >> >
> >> >Kirby
> >
> >And exactly what I need to have my Complexes do the PyGeo dance.

The developer of this math library for Eiffel includes both mutable and
immutable complex number classes.

http://www.eiffelzone.com/esd/mathw/index.html

To what extent that reflects the approach taken in the book he references:

Object-Oriented Implementation of Numerical Methods; ISBN: 1-55860-679-3.

can't say.

Art