Re: NestList
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- Subject: [mg50556] Re: [mg50541] NestList
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 04:05:54 -0400 (EDT)
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g[x_] := Module[{},
Print["Starting iteration #" <> ToString[n++]];
Pause[1]; (* simulates long calculation *)
f[x]];
n=1;soln=NestList[g, x, 3]
Starting iteration #1
Starting iteration #2
Starting iteration #3
{x, f[x], f[f[x]], f[f[f[x]]]}
Bob Hanlon
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> From: Namrata Khemka <namrata.khemka at gmail.com>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2004/09/09 Thu AM 05:19:01 EDT
> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg50556] [mg50541] NestList
>
> Hello everyone,
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> I have a question regarding NestList function.
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> I am applying a function on the expression n times.
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> NestList [function, expr, n]
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> However in my function I would like to know what is the current value
> of n. In other words I would like to know what iteration it is on.
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> Is this possible?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Namrata Khemka
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>