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Title

Code and Pseudo Code
Author

Ilan Vardi
Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Journal / Anthology

The Mathematica Journal
Year: 1996
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page range: 66-71
Description

This article illustrates how a computer language like Mathematica, which incorporates symbolic computation and mathematical notation, can be used to write high-level description of mathematical algorithms. Several examples are given, including a simplification of a little-known algorithm of R.W. Gosper to implement continued-fraction arithmetic.
Subjects

*Applied Mathematics > Computer Science
*Wolfram Technology > Programming
URL

http://www.mathematica-journal.com/issue/v6i2/article/vardi/vardi.pdf