Math plus ultra is a graphing programable calculator with a large set of functions that features:
- The manipulation of numeric and symbolic expressions.
- The development of customized functions.
- The creation of 2D and 3D graphs, including plots, contours and surfaces.
- Matrix and complex calculus.
- Integration and differentiation of numeric and symbolic functions.
Algebra
lsolve
lsolve(L, b)
Solves linear equation systems by using forward substitution and returns a column vector.
lup
lup(A)
Returns the matrix LU decomposition. It calculates this decomposition with partial pivoting.
lusolve
lusolve(A, b)
Returns the column vector that solves the linear system A * x = b where A is an [n x n] matrix and b is a [n] column vector.
slu
slu(A, order, threshold)
Returns the LU decomposition of a sparse matrix. It calculates this decomposition with full pivoting.
usolve
usolve(U, b)
Solves a linear equation system by using backward substitution and returns a column vector.
Arithmetic
abs
abs(x)
Returns the absolute value of a number.
add
add(x, y)
Calculates the sum of two or more values.
cbrt
cbrt(x [, allRoots])
Returns the cubic root of a value.
ceil
ceil(x)
Rounds a value towards positive infinity.
cube
cube(x)
Computes the cube of the parameter x.
divide
divide(x, y)
Computes the division between x and y.
dotDivide
dotDivide(x, y)
Divide each element of matrix x with its analogous element in matrix y.
dotMultiply
dotMultiply(x, y)
Multiply each element of matrix x with its corresponding element in matrix y.
dotPow
dotPow(x, y)
Calculates the power of each element of matrix x with its analogous element in matrix y.
exp
exp(x)
Calculates the exponent of a value or matrix.
fix
fix(x)
Rounds a value to the nearest integer towards zero.
floor
floor(x)
Rounds a value to the nearest integer less or equal to it.
gcd
gcd(a, b)
Returns the greatest common divisor between two or more values.
hypot
hypot(a, b, …)
Returns the hypotenuse of a list of values.
lcm
lcm(a, b)
Returns the least common multiple between two or more values.
log
log(x [, base])
Returns the logarithm of a number, according to its base. If the base is not provided it calculates the natural logarithm of the value.
log10
log10(x)
Returns the common logarithm or 10-base logarithm of a value.
mod
mod(x, y)
Returns the remainder after the division of x by y.
multiply
multiply(x, y)
Multiply the values x and y.
norm
norm(x [, p])
Returns the norm of a number, vector or matrix.
nthRoot
nthRoot(a)
Returns the nth root of a value.
pow
pow(x, y)
Raises element x to the power of element y.
round
round(x [, n])
Rounds x to the nearest integer.
sign
sign(x)
Determines the sign of a value. It could be 1 when x >1, -1 when x < 0 and 0 when x ==0.
sqrt
sqrt(x)
Returns the square root of an element.
square
square(x)
Returns the square of an element.
subtract
subtract(x, y)
Computes the subtraction of x and y.
unaryMinus
unaryMinus(x)
Negates the value of an element.
unaryPlus
unaryPlus(x)
Returns the positive value of an element.
xgcd
xgcd(a, b)
Returns the extended greatest common divisor between two values.
Bitwise
bitAnd
bitAnd(x, y)
Returns the bitwise logical operation AND, x & y.
bitNot
bitNot(x)
Returns the bitwise logical operation NOT of x.
bitOr
bitOr(x, y)
Returns the bitwise logical operation OR, x | y.
bitXor
bitXor(x, y)
Returns the bitwise logical operation XOR, x ^ y.
leftShift
leftShift(x, y)
Returns the left logical shift of x by a y number of bits.
rightArithShift
rightArithShift(x, y)
Returns the right arithmetic shift of x by a y number of bits.
rightLogShift
rightLogShift(x, y)
Returns the right logical shift of x by a y number of bits.
Calculus
deriv
deriv(f,x)
Returns the point differential of a function f at a point x. It only supports one-dimensional functions. Example: deriv(f(x)=2*x^2+1,10).
integral
integral(f,a,b)
Calculates a definite integral using the Simpsons rule with adaptative quadrature. Calculates the definite integral of a function f regarding x evaluated from a to b. Example: integral(f(x)=2*x+1,0,10).
LimL
LimL(f,x)
Calculates the limit of a function f, at a point x approaching from the left. Example: LimL(f(x)=x^2,7).
LimM
LimM(f,x)
Calculates the limit of a function, f, at a point x approaching from the middle (left and right). Example: LimM(f(x)=x^2,7).
LimR
LimM(f,x)
Calculates the limit of a function f, at a point x approaching from the right. Example: LimR(f(x)=x^2,7).
Combinatorics
bellNumbers
bellNumbers(n)
The Bell numbers count the number of partitions in which a set of n elements can be divided.
catalan
catalan(n)
Enumerates a sequence of natural numbers which is very important in combinatorial mathematics since it appears in several counting problems.
composition
composition(n, k)
The composition counts of n into k parts.
stirlingS2
stirlingS2(n, k)
Counts the number of ways in which a set of n labelled objects could be partitioned into k nonempty subsets.
Complex
arg
arg(x)
Calculates the argument of a complex number.
conj
conj(x)
Calculates the conjugate of a complex number.
im
im(x)
Returns the imaginary part of a complex number.
re
re(x)
Returns the real part of a complex number.
Geometry
distance
distance([x1, y1], [x2, y2])
Calculates the Euclidean distance between two points in 2D or 3D spaces.
intersect
intersect(endPoint1Line1, endPoint2Line1, endPoint1Line2, endPoint2Line2)
Calculates the point of intersection between two lines for 2D and 3D spaces. Calculates the point of intersection of a line and a plane for 3D space.
Logical
and
and(x, y)
Logical operator AND.
not
not(x)
Logical operator NOT.
or
or(x, y)
Logical operator OR.
xor
xor(x, y)
Logical operator XOR.
Matrix
concat
concat(a, b, c, … [, dim])
Concatenates two or more matrices according to a specified dimension.
cross
cross(x, y)
Evaluates the cross product of two vectors in 3D space.
det
det(x)
Returns the determinant of a matrix.
diag
diag(X)
Creates a diagonal matrix or returns the diagonal of a matrix. When x is a vector, the function returns a matrix with elements of x on the main diagonal.
dot
dot(x, y)
Return the dot product between two vectors.
eye
eye(n)
Returns a 2D identity matrix with size m x n or n x n.
filter
filter(x, test)
Filters the items in an array or one-dimensional matrix according to a function or regular expression.
flatten
flatten(x)
Transforms a multidimensional matrix into a single dimensional matrix.
forEach
forEach(x, callback)
Executes a callback function for each element of the matrix/array.
inv
inv(x)
Returns the inverse of a square matrix.
map
map(x, callback)
Creates a new matrix or array with the results of the callback function executed on each item of the array or array.
ones
ones(m, n, p, …)
Creates a matrix or array filled with ones.
partitionSelect
partitionSelect(x, k)
Finds the smallest kth element on a 1D matrix and partitions the array around it.
range
range(start, end [, step])
Returns an array of values created from a range.
resize
resize(x, size [, defaultValue])
Changes the size of a matrix.
size
size(x)
Returns a vector whose elements denote the length of x (x can be a matrix or scalar).
sort
sort(x)
Sort the items in matrix x.
squeeze
squeeze(x)
Squeeze a matrix by removing its singleton dimensions.
subset
subset(x, index [, replacement])
Returns a subset of a matrix or string.
trace
trace(x)
Calculates the trace of a matrix by adding its main diagonal elements.
transpose
transpose(x)
Returns the transpose of a matrix.
zeros
zeros(m, n, p, …)
Creates a matrix full of zeros.
Probability
combinations
combinations(n, k)
Returns the number of possible combinations of obtaining an unordered subset of k elements from a set of n objects.
factorial
factorial(n)
Returns the factorial of a value. This function only supports an integer value as input.
gamma
gamma(n)
Returns the gamma function of a value. It uses Lanczos approximation for small values and an extended Sterling approximation for larger ones.
kldivergence
kldivergence(x, y)
Computes the Kullback-Leibler divergence between distribution x and distribution y.
multinomial
multinomial(a)
Calculates the number of ways to choose a1, a2, …, ai unordered outcomes from n possibilities.
permutations
permutations(n [, k])
Calculates the number of ways an ordered subset of k elements can be obtained from a set of n elements.
pickRandom
pickRandom(array)
Returns a random value from a 1D array.
random
random([min, max])
Returns a random value that is restrained between the interval [min max] and follows a uniform distribution.
randomInt
randomInt([min, max])
Returns a random integer value that is restrained between the interval [min max] and follows a uniform distribution.
Plot
addFunction
from calculator input: addFunction(x^2+2), from program script: addFunction(“x^2+2”)
Adds a f (x) function to the graph list.
addParametric
from calculator input: addParametric(2*cos(t),2*sin(t),0,2*pi), from program script: addParametric(“2*cos(t)”,”2*sin(t)”,0,2*pi)
Adds a parametric function to the graph list.
addPolar
from calculator input: addPolar(2*theta,0,4*pi), from program script: addPolar(“2*theta”,0,4*pi)
Adds a polar function to the graph list.
plot
plot()
Creates a 2D plot with the functions in the plot list.
plotXY
plotXY(X,Y)
Creates a 2D plot of X vs Y where X and Y are vectors.
setX
setX(Xmin,Xmax)
Sets the X axis limits for the function plot.
setY
largerEq(Ymin, Ymax)
Sets the Y axis limits for the function plot.
surf
surf(f(x,y) = sin(sqrt((x)^2+(y)^2)),-10:0.25:10,-10:0.25:10)
Returns a 3D surface plot.
Program
forEach
forEach(a,f(x)=eval(i=i+x))
Executes a callback function for each element of the matrix/array.
eval
eval(expr) or eval([expr1, expr2, expr3, …])
Evaluates an expression.
exportVar
exportVar(varName, varValue)
Exports a variable to the global scope.
Relational
compare
compare(x, y)
Compares x and y. Returns 1 when x > y, -1 when x < y and 0 when x==y.
deepEqual
deepEqual(x, y)
Compares two matrices element wise to determine if they are equal.
equal
equal(x, y)
Checks if two values are equal.
larger
larger(x, y)
Checks whether value x is larger than value y.
largerEq
largerEq(x, y)
Checks whether value x is larger or equal to value y.
smaller
smaller(x, y)
Checks whether value x is smaller than value y.
smallerEq
smallerEq(x, y)
Checks whether value x is smaller or equal to value y.
unequal
unequal(x, y)
Checks whether two values are unequal.
Statistics
max
max(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the maximum value of a matrix or a list of values.
mean
mean(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the mean value of a matrix or a list of values.
median
median(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the median of a matrix or a list of values.
min
min(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the minimum value of a matrix or a list of values.
mode
mode(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the mode of a set of numbers.
prod
prod(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the product of a matrix or set of values.
quantileSeq
quantileSeq(A, prob[, sorted])
Compute the prob order quantile of a matrix or a list with values.
std
std(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the standard deviation of a matrix or set of values.
sum
sum(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the sum of a matrix or a set of values.
var
var(a, b, c, …)
Calculates the variance of a matrix or set of values.
Trigonometry
acos
acos(x)
Returns the inverse cosine or arccosine of a value.
acosh
acosh(x)
Returns the hyperbolic arccosine of a value, which is defined as acosh(x) = ln(sqrt(x^2 – 1) + x).
acot
acot(x)
Returns the inverse cotangent or arc cotangent of a value, which is defined as acot(x) = atan(1/x).
acoth
acoth(x)
Returns the hyperbolic arc cotangent of a value, which is defined as acoth(x) = atanh(1/x) = (ln((x+1)/x) + ln(x/(x-1))) / 2.
acsc
acsc(x)
Returns the inverse cosecant or arc cosecant of a value, which is defined as acsc(x) = asin(1/x).
acsch
acsch(x)
Returns the hyperbolic arc cosecant of a value, which is defined as acsch(x) = asinh(1/x) = ln(1/x + sqrt(1/x^2 + 1)).
asec
asec(x)
Returns the inverse secant or arc secant of a value.
asech
asech(x)
Returns the hyperbolic arc secant of a value, which is defined as asech(x) = acosh(1/x) = ln(sqrt(1/x^2 – 1) + 1/x).
asin
asin(x)
Returns the inverse sine or arcsine of a value.
asinh
asinh(x)
Returns the hyperbolic arcsine of a value, which is defined as asinh(x) = ln(x + sqrt(x^2 + 1)).
atan
atan(x)
Returns the arctangent or inverse tangent of a value.
atan2
atan2(y, x)
Returns the inverse tangent function given two arguments, y/x
atanh
atanh(x)
Returns the hyperbolic arctangent of a value, which is defined as atanh(x) = ln((1 + x)/(1 – x)) / 2.
cos
cos(x)
Returns the cosine of a value
cosh
cosh(x)
Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a value, which is defined as cosh(x) = 1/2 * (exp(x) + exp(-x)).
cot
cot(x)
Returns the cotangent of a value.
coth
coth(x)
Returns the hyperbolic cotangent of a value, which is defined as coth(x) = 1 / tanh(x).
csc
csc(x)
Returns the cosecant of a value, which is defined as csc(x) = 1/sin(x).
csch
csch(x)
Returns the hyperbolic cosecant of a value, which is defined as csch(x) = 1 / sinh(x).
sec
sec(x)
Returns the secant of a value, which is defined as sec(x) = 1/cos(x).
sech
sech(x)
Returns the hyperbolic secant of a value, which is defined as sech(x) = 1 / cosh(x).
sin
sin(x)
Returns the sine of a value.
sinh
sinh(x)
Returns the hyperbolic sine of a value, which is defined as sinh(x) = 1/2 * (exp(x) – exp(-x)).
tan
tan(x)
Returns the tangent of a value.
tanh
tanh(x)
Returns the hyperbolic tangent of a value, which is defined as tanh(x) = (exp(2 * x) – 1) / (exp(2 * x) + 1).