So is ln cos exp x evaluated from left to right in conventional math?
----- Original Message ----- From: Terrence Brannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, May 24, 2007 1:21 pm Subject: [Jgeneral] Re: Unconventional aspects of J's math conventions - and what does NB mean? > Leo Vo~handu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > There is nothing unconventional in "right to left". ALL > compilers use it. > > Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation > > The topic was unconventional _math_ notations... when you study > math (at least > from Kindergarten up through a B.S. in Computer Science), you are > taught to > evaluate expressions from left to right using My Dear Aunt Sally > and later > exponentiation comes in. > > Right to left is therefore unconventional _math_ notation, based > on my > experience of learning Math here in the United States for 4-6 > years (and still > s00king). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
