Re: Iterate through a list
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 - Subject: [mg76903] Re: [mg76886] Iterate through a list
 - From: Adriano Pascoletti <adriano.pascoletti at dimi.uniud.it>
 - Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 05:07:09 -0400 (EDT)
 - References: <200705290902.FAA03917@smc.vnet.net>
 
First /@ {{1,0},{1,1},{2,x+x^2+x^4},...}
or
{{1,0},{1,1},{2,x+x^2+x^4},...}[[All,1]]
Adriano Pascoletti
On 29 mag 2007, at 11:02, Nick Hoffman wrote:
> Hello! I'm (somewhat) new to Mathematica and I  need help to iterating
> through a list and counting the occurrence of a number.
>
> My list looks like:
>
> {{1,0},{1,1},{2,x+x^2+x^4},{2,1+x+x^2+x^4},{4,x+x^2},{4,1+x+x^2}, 
> {4,x+x^4},{4,1+x+x^4},{4,x^2+x^4},{4,1+x^2+x^4},{4,x^3+x^4},{4,1+x^3 
> +x^4},{4,x+x^2+x^3+x^4},{4,1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4},{5,x+x^3},{5,1+x+x^3}, 
> {5,x^2+x^3},{5,1+x^2+x^3},{5,x+x^3+x^4},{5,1+x+x^3+x^4},{5,x^2+x^3 
> +x^4},{5,1+x^2+x^3+x^4},{8,x},{8,x^2},{8,x^3},{8,x^4},{8,1+x},{8,1 
> +x^2},{8,1+x^3},{8,x+x^2+x^3},{8,1+x+x^2+x^3},{8,1+x^4}}
>
>
>
> The number that I would need to keep track of is the first in each  
> sub-
> list.
>
> So for the first couple {{1,0},{1,1},{2,x+x^2+x^4},{2,1+x+x^2+x^4}, 
> {4,x
> +x^2},........
>
> I would need to keep track of 1,1,2,2,4........
>
> It will not always be 1,2,4,5,8's.  The numbers may be completely
> different on each pass.  Each sublist may be composed of more items
> but the number that I need to keep track of will always be the 1st in
> the sub-list.  Any help or suggestions that you can give me will be
> greatly appreciated.  Thanks so much!
>
- References:
-  Iterate through a list
- From: "Nick Hoffman" <hoffmannick@gmail.com>
 
 
 -  Iterate through a list