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      Algebraic Formula Manipulation in a Functional Language: A First Attempt

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      Proceedings of the 1995 Glasgow Workshop on Functional Programming (FP)
      Functional Programming
      10-12 July 1995
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            This paper represents the author's attempt to come to grips with some of the practical problems that arise out of conventional algebraic manipulation and leads to a discussion of the possibilities of generalising algebraic concepts such as commutativity and associativity to other algebraic systems. An account is given of a class instance providing manipulation and simplification of 'school' algebraic formulae. A concept of variability is introduced which controls the order in which terms and factors appear in sums and products. Rules based on the commutative, associative and distributive laws of algebra, for simplification of sums, products and a few basic operators are presented. Some discussion is given of how an advanced class system could possibly be of help in general algebraic simplification problems.

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            July 1995
            July 1995
            : 1-8
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            [0001]School of Mathematical and Computational Science, St. Andrews University

            St. Andrews, Fife
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            10.14236/ewic/FP1995.5
            95fd8232-ea80-4397-8116-f903de74feca
            © Antony J.T. Davie. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of the 1995 Glasgow Workshop on Functional Programming, Ullapool, Scotland

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            Proceedings of the 1995 Glasgow Workshop on Functional Programming
            FP
            Ullapool, Scotland
            10-12 July 1995
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Functional Programming
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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