83 lines
3.3 KiB
C
83 lines
3.3 KiB
C
#include <math.h>
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/*
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Approximates the cosine of x.
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Uses a taylor polynomial accurate between 0 and 2*pi to approximate the
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cosine. Any values of x outside this range are modulo'd to be within this
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range (you know, 'cos cosine is cyclic).
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The taylor poly is centered at pi, with a radius of
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convergence of no less than pi, making it roughly accurate
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between 0 and 2 * pi. The polynomial is up to x^16, which I've
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confirmed as being accurate being 0 and 2 * pi.
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*/
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double cos(double x) {
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double pi = M_PI; /* Really, me?! -Kat */
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int temp;
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double deg_2, deg_4, deg_6, deg_8, deg_10, deg_12, deg_14, deg_16;
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double cosine;
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if(x < 0) x = -x;
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/* Hey look, an fmod implementation! -Kat */
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if(x >= 2 * pi || x <= -2 * pi) {
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temp = x / (2 * pi);
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x -= temp * (2 * pi);
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}
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/*
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Terms of our taylor poly, split up to make writing the
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actual polynomial less hellish. If this were a Maclaurin
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polynomial, I could maybe just write it, but having to deal
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this (x-pi) nonse, this is easier, I feel.
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This might be worth a rewrite once I get double pow(double)
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written, to use pow(x - pi, y), where y is the degree. Also,
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if math.h or something has a factorial function, it might
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be good to use that for the denominator.
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*/
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deg_2 = (x - pi) * (x - pi) / 2;
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deg_4 = deg_2 * deg_2 * 2 / (4 * 3);
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deg_6 = deg_4 * deg_2 * 2 / (6 * 5);
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deg_8 = deg_6 * deg_2 * 2 / (8 * 7);
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deg_10 = deg_8 * deg_2 * 2 / (10 * 9);
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deg_12 = deg_10 * deg_2 * 2 / (12 * 11);
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deg_14 = deg_12 * deg_2 * 2 / (14 * 13);
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deg_16 = deg_14 * deg_2 * 2 / (16 * 15);
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/*
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In case you aren't familiar with the theory of a Taylor
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polynomial, the basic idea is that *any* differentiable
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function can be written as a polynomial of some length.
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I won't go too much into how we get to this polynomial
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(it involves a lot of calculus), but if we carry out this
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process for cos(x), we get a polynomial of roughly the
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form of the sum from k=0 to infinity of:
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-1^(k+1) * x^(2*k) / (2k)!
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So, for the 0th term, it's -1^1 * x^0 / 0! or -1/1 = -1.
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For the 1st term, it's -1^2 * x^2 / 2! or x^2 / 2.
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For term 2: -1^3 * x^4 / 4! or -(x^4) / 24.
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So on, so forth. If we want it centered at pi, as we do
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for this, we need to instead calculate that sum for
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(x - pi) instead of just x. Also, notice that we don't
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calculate an infinite sum. Just 11 terms. This is a result
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of cosine's cyclical nature. Every possible value can be
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given by just modulo-ing whatever we want to know the
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cosine of to be between 0 and 2 * pi. So, for instance,
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the cosine of 5 * pi / 2 is equal to the cosine of pi / 2.
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So, we only need it to be accurate between 0 and 2 * pi.
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So, why center on pi? To reduce the number of terms. If
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we center on zero, we have to stretch the radius of
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convergence from 0 to 2 * pi. But if we center at pi,
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that radius only needs to be from 0 to pi and pi to 2 * pi,
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giving a radius of convergence of only pi instead of 2 *pi.
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Plus, since we're taking advantage of cosine being an
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even function, we don't need any terms less than 0, so
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why *center* at zero and include negatives?
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*/
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cosine = -1 + deg_2 - deg_4 + deg_6 - deg_8 + deg_10 - deg_12 + deg_14 - deg_16;
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return cosine;
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}
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