I have developed a calculator which reads in reverse Polish notation (http://rpcalc.projects.erroneum.co.cc/rpCalc.php), and given it the ability to loop operations. Using this, I have tested various ways to approximate numbers (in the case of this thread, e).
I just want to get the word out that this exists, and to show some of the ways it can be used to get results (and maybe learn some new ways to compute e as well).
Here is a short list of strings you can give it to approximate e:
I these examples, the square brackets enclose the data to repeat (repeated the preceding number of times), l is the number of iterations remaining, and \ tells the calculator to reciprocate.
There is a full list of what the calculator is able to do (at least in decimal mode) on the page I linked, if anyone wants to try it out. If there are any questions, or if you find a bug, please let me know.
Hopefully this will either help or amuse at least one person other than myself, so please enjoy it.
P.S.
I apologize if this is the wrong section; I am not sure exactly where to put it.
I just want to get the word out that this exists, and to show some of the ways it can be used to get results (and maybe learn some new ways to compute e as well).
Here is a short list of strings you can give it to approximate e:
- 100[1+\l*\]1+
- 100[l+\l*\]
I these examples, the square brackets enclose the data to repeat (repeated the preceding number of times), l is the number of iterations remaining, and \ tells the calculator to reciprocate.
There is a full list of what the calculator is able to do (at least in decimal mode) on the page I linked, if anyone wants to try it out. If there are any questions, or if you find a bug, please let me know.
Hopefully this will either help or amuse at least one person other than myself, so please enjoy it.
P.S.
I apologize if this is the wrong section; I am not sure exactly where to put it.
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