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A. J. Perlis
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Norbert Wiener

John W. Carr
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A simple automatic derivative evaluation program

A procedure for automatic evaluation of total/partial derivatives of arbitrary algebraic functions is presented. The technique permits computation of numerical values of derivatives without developing analytical expressions for … R. E. Wengert
Pages 463-464

Investigation of a new analytical method for numerical derivative evaluation

A recently proposed analytical approach to numerical derivative evaluation is discussed. The technique is shown to be both accurate and easy to apply, though certain indicated modifications are required. Its use should greatly … R. D. Wilkins
Pages 465-471

An alternate checksum method

To increase reliability of transmission between magnetic tape and core storage on an IBM 7090/7094, blocks or records of data are often assigned a word called a logical checksum. This is a number derived from the block by some … N. S. Newhall
Page 471

Divide-and-correct methods for multiple precision division

A division problem is defined and notation to relate it to the problem of multiple precision operation in a digital computer is introduced. A basic divide-and-correct method for multiple precision division is formulated and its … Marvin L. Stein
Pages 472-474

A method of syntax-checking ALGOL 60

A syntax checker was designed based on the syntax of ALGOL as described in the ALGOL 60 Report [Communications of the ACM, May 1960]. Since the definition of the elements of the language is recursive it seemed most desirable … Marjorie P. Lietzke
Pages 475-478

A note on the formation of free list

The concept of an available-space list was introduced by Newell and Shaw [1] in 1957, and has since been incorporated into a number of different systems [2-5]. The available-space list (or “free list”) is a list of all available … William M. Waite, H. Schorr
Page 478

Algorithm 236: Bessel Functions of the First Kind

W. Gautschi
Pages 479-480

Algorithm 237: Greatest common divisor

J. E. L. Peck
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Algorithm 239: Free field read

W. M. McKeeman
Pages 481-482

Algorithm 238: Conjugate gradient method

C. M. Reeves
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Remark on algorithm 162: XY move plotting

D. K. Cavin
Page 482

Certification of algorithm 209: Gauss

M. C. Pike
Page 482

Comments on bit-sequencing of the ASCII in serial-by-bit data transmission

R. W. Bemer, J. Booth
Pages 483-485

Remark on remarks on algorithm 48: of a complex number

David S. Collens
Page 485

Remark on algorithm 162: Near-minimax polynomial approximations and partitioning of intervals

A method of near-minimax polynomial approximation is described. As a by-product, this method provides a formula for an estimate of the maximum error associated with a given degree of approximation. Using this formula, a partitioning … W. Fraser, J. F. Hart
Pages 486-489

Machine controls for analysis of variance

A major problem in using the analysis of variance, as the number of factors increases, is the exponential rise in the number of interactions. Even though the experimenter may not be interested in these interactions it is impossible … Roger J. Weldon
Pages 490-494

Final examination scheduling

A method for scheduling final examinations to yield a minimal number of student conflicts is described. The “minimization” is achieved by repetitively evaluating a nonlinear set of equations. Imbedded in the process is a random … Sol Broder
Pages 494-498

Formal parsing systems

Automatic syntactic analysis has recently become important for both natural language data processing and syntax-directed compilers. A formal parsing system G = (V, &mgr;, T, R) consists of two finite disjoint vocabularies, V and … Sheila A. Greibach
Pages 499-504

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