Integer division

[Matthew P. Wiener]

>>[Whether CS people should even be *allowed* to make such mathematical
>>decisions is another question.  In C on UNIX, for example, one has
>
>bill. When mathematicians define functions in a certain way, it is almost
>always for good reasons. I can think of only a few cases where doing 
>things differently might be advisable (e.g., 1/Gammma(x) or 1/Gamma(x+1)
>instead of Gamma(x) never needs to worry about the poles so might be
>better on a computer, even though for theoretical perposes Gamma(x) is
>fine). Unless you really understand the situation, don't mess with the

Speaking of the gamma function, why (in C on UNIX) is it CALLED gamma()
when it RETURNS log(gamma())?  Sheeesh.

ucbvax!brahms!weemba	Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720