From: gindrup@a.cs.okstate.edu (GINDRUP ERIC SHAWN)
Newsgroups: sci.math
Subject: Re: Need sine algorithm
Date: 15 Apr 1995 02:23:31 GMT

In article <3mf098$b6a@saturn.ball.com>, Simon Lee <slee@ucsd.edu> wrote:
>
>Hello all,
>
>I would like to put a query out for a fast way to find the sine of any
>float value in degrees.  I don't want to link the standard math library
>in C, because all I need is the sine function.  I do not want to use a
>precalculated table of sine values either.  I need precision with some
>degree of speed.
>Any pointers or algorithms or routines greatly appreciated.
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Try: Plauger, P.J. "The Standard C Library".  The book covers the
implementation of the entire set of standard libraries including math.h.
This book has a reasonably good algorithm and contains bibliographic
information that is at least as good.
		-- Eric ! gindrup@math.okstate.edu