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- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════╗ (C) Copyright 1986-1990
- ║ MEM.HLP - MEMFILE.DAT file manipulations ║ Zvi Shippony
- ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ (818) 990-0134
-
- Option 'M':
- ------------
- The MEMFILE.DAT file is the media through which the various
- programs in the MAFIA package communicate among themselves. This file
- contain various results stored in it by the user's request. Each of the
- record in the file could be access by any expression containing a
- 'variable' name: MEM(). Thus MEM(1) will be the value stored in the first
- record, MEM(5) will be the value stored in the 5th record etc.
-
- When choosing option 'M', a new screen appear with 4 new options:
-
- 0 - Initialize MEMFILE.DAT file
- 1 - List MEMFILE.DAT file content
- 2 - Edit MEMFILE.DAT file content
- 3 - Compress MEMFILE.DAT content (delete all zeros)
-
- Option 0 - Empties the MEMFILE.DAT file.
- Option 1 & 2 list & edit the content.
- Option 3 - Compress the file by deleting all records with value = 0.0
- $$$
- EXAMPLE: Suppose you want to find out the area bounded by the function:
- y=exp(-x) and the function y=(x-2.0)**2. Let F = exp(-x)-((x-2.0)**2).
-
- The first step is to solve for the roots of F = 0.0 . After you have these,
- you can integrate the function F between x1 & x2.
-
- Suggested strategy:
-
- Step 1. Plot the function exp(-x)-((x-2.0)**2). Get a good guess where
- the roots (x1 & x2) are.
-
- Step 2. Solve F = 0.0 twice, each time constrain the solution to be
- around only one of the roots (x1 or x2). After each action, the
- program will ask you if you want to store the result in memory,
- say 'y' and remember what memory cell was assign to that
- particular solution. (Say: MEM(1) for x1 and MEM(2) for x2).
-
- Step 3. Integrate F between the limits: MEM(1),MEM(2).
-
- That's all folks ...