Re: "Alternating" function
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- Subject: [mg63269] Re: [mg63260] "Alternating" function
- From: "Ingolf Dahl" <ingolf.dahl at telia.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:04:31 -0500 (EST)
- Reply-to: <ingolf.dahl at telia.com>
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Method 1)
Differentiate between odd and even numbers, and try the following:
g[f_, x_, n_Integer] := If[2*Floor[n/2] == n, Nest[(f[
x + f[x - #]]) &, 0, n/2],
(f[x - #]) &@ Nest[(f[x + f[x - #]]) &, 0, (n - 1)/2]]
Method 2)
With index:
g[f_, x_, n_Integer] := Module[{index}, index = 0;
Nest[(f[x + (-1)^(index += 1)*#]) &, 0, n]]
With both methods, x + g[f, x, 5] gives your function.
Best regards
Ingolf Dahl
Sweden
http://web.telia.com/~u31815170/Mathematica/
-----Original Message-----
From: Renan [mailto:renan.birck at gmail.com]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg63269] [mg63260] "Alternating" function
Hello,
I want to make a "nested function" like: x + f[x - f[x + f[x - f[x +
f[x]]]]].
I've tried using Nest but I don't find how to keep switching between
Plus and Minus: I would need something that would return an "index" so
I could keep track of when I need to "switch" the operation. (e.g. if
the "index" is odd, the operation is "Plus", otherwise is "Minus")
How can I make this? I looked in the help but didn't find any informations.
Thanks.
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Brasil
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