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// ButterflyEquation.cpp : Defines the entry point for the application.
//
#include "framework.h"
#include "ButterflyEquation.h"
#include <vector>
#define MAX_LOADSTRING 100
typedef struct tagPoint3d
{
double t, x, y;
} Point3d, * PPoint3d;
// Global Variables:
HINSTANCE hInst; // current instance
WCHAR szTitle[MAX_LOADSTRING]; // The title bar text
WCHAR szWindowClass[MAX_LOADSTRING]; // the main window class name
std::vector<Point3d> points;
// Forward declarations of functions included in this code module:
ATOM MyRegisterClass(HINSTANCE hInstance);
BOOL InitInstance(HINSTANCE, int);
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
INT_PTR CALLBACK About(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
int APIENTRY wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE hInstance,
_In_opt_ HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
_In_ LPWSTR lpCmdLine,
_In_ int nCmdShow)
{
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(hPrevInstance);
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpCmdLine);
// TODO: Place code here.
// Initialize global strings
LoadStringW(hInstance, IDS_APP_TITLE, szTitle, MAX_LOADSTRING);
LoadStringW(hInstance, IDC_BUTTERFLYEQUATION, szWindowClass, MAX_LOADSTRING);
MyRegisterClass(hInstance);
// Perform application initialization:
if (!InitInstance (hInstance, nCmdShow))
{
return FALSE;
}
HACCEL hAccelTable = LoadAccelerators(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_BUTTERFLYEQUATION));
MSG msg;
// Main message loop:
while (GetMessage(&msg, nullptr, 0, 0))
{
if (!TranslateAccelerator(msg.hwnd, hAccelTable, &msg))
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
}
return (int) msg.wParam;
}
//
// FUNCTION: MyRegisterClass()
//
// PURPOSE: Registers the window class.
//
ATOM MyRegisterClass(HINSTANCE hInstance)
{
WNDCLASSEXW wcex = { 0 };
wcex.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
wcex.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
wcex.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wcex.cbClsExtra = 0;
wcex.cbWndExtra = 0;
wcex.hInstance = hInstance;
wcex.hIcon = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_BUTTERFLYEQUATION));
wcex.hCursor = LoadCursor(nullptr, IDC_ARROW);
wcex.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
wcex.lpszMenuName = MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDC_BUTTERFLYEQUATION);
wcex.lpszClassName = szWindowClass;
wcex.hIconSm = LoadIcon(wcex.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_SMALL));
return RegisterClassExW(&wcex);
}
//
// FUNCTION: InitInstance(HINSTANCE, int)
//
// PURPOSE: Saves instance handle and creates main window
//
// COMMENTS:
//
// In this function, we save the instance handle in a global variable and
// create and display the main program window.
//
BOOL InitInstance(HINSTANCE hInstance, int nCmdShow)
{
hInst = hInstance; // Store instance handle in our global variable
HWND hWnd = CreateWindowW(szWindowClass, szTitle, WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, nullptr, nullptr, hInstance, nullptr);
if (!hWnd)
{
return FALSE;
}
ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow);
UpdateWindow(hWnd);
return TRUE;
}
void CreateButterflyGraphPoints()
{
double p = 4.0 * atan(1.0);
double h = 12.0 * p / 1024.0;
double t = 0.0;
for (int i = 0; i <= 1024; i++)
{
Point3d pt = { 0 };
double c = 2.0 * cos(4.0 * t);
double d = pow(sin(t / 12.0), 5.0);
double x = sin(t) * (exp(cos(t)) - c - d);
double y = cos(t) * (exp(cos(t)) - c - d);
pt.t = t;
pt.x = x;
pt.y = y;
points.push_back(pt);
t += h;
}
}
static void FindMinMax(
double& xMin, double& xMax,
double& yMin, double& yMax)
{
// uses global 2D double points structure
xMin = yMin = DBL_MAX;
xMax = yMax = DBL_MIN;
for (size_t i = 0; i < points.size(); i++)
{
Point3d pt = points[i];
double x = pt.x;
double y = pt.y;
if (x < xMin)
xMin = x;
if (x > xMax)
xMax = x;
if (y < yMin)
yMin = y;
if (y > yMax)
yMax = y;
}
}
static void DrawFormattedText(HDC hdc, char text[], RECT rect)
{
// Draw the text with formatting options
DrawTextA(hdc, text, -1, &rect, DT_SINGLELINE | DT_NOCLIP);
}
//
// FUNCTION: WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM)
//
// PURPOSE: Processes messages for the main window.
//
// WM_COMMAND - process the application menu
// WM_PAINT - Paint the main window
// WM_DESTROY - post a quit message and return
//
//
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
switch (message)
{
case WM_CREATE:
CreateButterflyGraphPoints();
break;
case WM_COMMAND:
{
int wmId = LOWORD(wParam);
// Parse the menu selections:
switch (wmId)
{
case IDM_ABOUT:
DialogBox(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_ABOUTBOX), hWnd, About);
break;
case IDM_EXIT:
DestroyWindow(hWnd);
break;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}
}
break;
case WM_PAINT:
{
PAINTSTRUCT ps;
HDC hdc = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps);
double h = 0, pi = 0, plm = 0, theta = 0;
double xMax = 0, xMin = 0, yMax = 0, yMin = 0;
FindMinMax(xMin, xMax, yMin, yMax);
float xSpan = (float)(xMax - xMin);
float ySpan = (float)(yMax - yMin);
RECT rect = { };
GetClientRect(hWnd, &rect);
float width = (float)(rect.right - rect.left + 1);
float height = (float)(rect.bottom - rect.top - 32 + 1);
float sx0 = 2.0f * width / 16.0f;
float sx1 = 14.0f * width / 16.0f;
float sy0 = 2.0f * height / 16.0f;
float sy1 = 14.0f * height / 16.0f;
float deltaX = xSpan / 8.0f;
float deltaY = ySpan / 8.0f;
float xSlope = (sx1 - sx0) / xSpan;
float xInter = (float)(sx0 - xSlope * xMin);
float ySlope = (sy0 - sy1) / ySpan;
float yInter = (float)(sy0 - ySlope * yMax);
float px = 0, py = 0, sx = 0, sy = 0;
POINT wPt = { };
int i = 0;
float x = (float)xMin;
float y = (float)yMax;
px = x;
py = y;
sx = xSlope * px + xInter;
sy = ySlope * py + yInter;
MoveToEx(hdc, (int)sx, (int)sy0, &wPt);
char buffer[128] = { };
while (i <= 8)
{
sx = xSlope * x + xInter;
wPt.x = wPt.y = 0;
MoveToEx(hdc, (int)sx, (int)sy0, &wPt);
LineTo(hdc, (int)sx, (int)sy1);
sprintf_s(buffer, "%5.4lf", x);
SIZE size = { };
GetTextExtentPoint32A(
hdc,
buffer,
(int)strlen(buffer),
&size);
RECT textRect = { };
textRect.left = (long)(sx - size.cx / 2.0f);
textRect.right = (long)(sx + size.cx / 2.0f);
textRect.top = (long)sy1;
textRect.bottom = (long)(sy1 + size.cy / 2.0f);
DrawFormattedText(hdc, buffer, textRect);
x += deltaX;
i++;
}
i = 0;
y = (float)yMin;
while (i <= 8)
{
sy = ySlope * y + yInter;
wPt.x = wPt.y = 0;
MoveToEx(hdc, (int)sx0, (int)sy, &wPt);
LineTo(hdc, (int)sx, (int)sy);
if (i != 0)
{
sprintf_s(buffer, "%+5.3lf", y);
SIZE size = { };
GetTextExtentPoint32A(
hdc,
buffer,
(int)strlen(buffer),
&size);
RECT textRect = { };
textRect.left = (long)(sx0 - size.cx - size.cx / 5.0f);
textRect.right = (long)(sx0 - size.cx / 2.0f);
textRect.top = (long)(sy - size.cy / 2.0f);
textRect.bottom = (long)(sy + size.cy / 2.0f);
DrawFormattedText(hdc, buffer, textRect);
}
y += deltaY;
i++;
}
HGDIOBJ bPenNew = NULL;
HGDIOBJ hPenOld = NULL;
bPenNew = CreatePen(PS_SOLID, 2, RGB(0, 0, 255));
hPenOld = SelectObject(hdc, bPenNew);
px = (float)points[0].x;
py = (float)points[0].y;
sx = xSlope * px + xInter;
sy = ySlope * py + yInter;
wPt.x = wPt.y = 0;
MoveToEx(hdc, (int)sx, (int)sy, &wPt);
for (size_t j = 1; j < points.size(); j++)
{
px = (float)points[j].x;
py = (float)points[j].y;
sx = xSlope * px + xInter;
sy = ySlope * py + yInter;
LineTo(hdc, (int)sx, (int)sy);
}
SelectObject(hdc, hPenOld);
DeleteObject(bPenNew);
EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
}
break;
case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}
return 0;
}
// Message handler for about box.
INT_PTR CALLBACK About(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lParam);
switch (message)
{
case WM_INITDIALOG:
return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
case WM_COMMAND:
if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDOK || LOWORD(wParam) == IDCANCEL)
{
EndDialog(hDlg, LOWORD(wParam));
return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
}
break;
}
return (INT_PTR)FALSE;
}
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Vector Analysis by James Pate Williams, Jr. Exercises and Supplementary Problems from Introduction to Vector Analysis Fourth Edition© 1979 by Harry F. Davis and Arthur David Snider Selected Exercises from Chapter 1 Pages 48 and 50
// VectorAnalysis.cpp © Tuesday, April 14, 2026
// by James Pate Williams, Jr.
// Reference: Introduction to Vector Analysis Fourth Edition
// © 1979 by Harry F. Davis and Arthur David Snider
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
static double InnerProduct(
std::vector<double> A,
std::vector<double> B,
int n)
{
double sum = 0.0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
sum += A[i] * B[i];
return sum;
}
static void VectorProduct(
std::vector<double> A,
std::vector<double> B,
std::vector<double>&C)
{
C.resize(3);
C[0] = A[1] * B[2] - A[2] * B[1];
C[1] = A[2] * B[0] - A[0] * B[2];
C[2] = A[0] * B[1] - A[1] * B[0];
}
static double TripleProduct(
std::vector<double> A,
std::vector<double> B,
std::vector<double> C)
{
double sum0 = 0.0, sum1 = 0.0;
sum0 += A[0] * B[1] * C[2] + A[1] * B[2] * C[0] + A[2] * B[0] * C[1];
sum1 += A[1] * B[0] * C[2] + A[0] * B[2] * C[1] + A[2] * B[1] * C[0];
return sum0 - sum1;
}
static void Exercises_Section_1_13_1_Triple_Products()
{
// triple products (a)
std::vector<double> A1 = { 2, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> B1 = { 0, 3, 0 };
std::vector<double> C1 = { 0, 0, 5 };
double tp_1 = TripleProduct(A1, B1, C1);
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (a)" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_1 << std::endl;
// triple products (b)
std::vector<double> A2 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B2 = { 3, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> C2 = { 0, -1, 5 };
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (b)" << '\t';
double tp_2 = TripleProduct(A2, B2, C2);
std::cout << tp_2 << std::endl;
// triple products (c)
std::vector<double> A3 = { 2, -1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B3 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> C3 = { 2, 0, 3 };
double tp_3 = TripleProduct(A3, B3, C3);
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (c)" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_3 << std::endl;
// triple products (d)
std::vector<double> A4 = { 0, 0, 1 };
std::vector<double> B4 = { 1, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> C4 = { 0, 1, 0 };
double tp_4 = TripleProduct(A4, B4, C4);
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (d)" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_4 << std::endl;
// volume of a parallelpipped
std::vector<double> A5 = { 3, 4, 1 };
std::vector<double> B5 = { 2, 3, 4 };
std::vector<double> C5 = { 0, 0, 5 };
double tp_5 = TripleProduct(A5, B5, C5);
std::cout << "Exercise 2" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_5 << std::endl;
// volume of a parallelpipped
std::vector<double> A6 = { 3, 2, 1 };
std::vector<double> B6 = { 4, 2, 1 };
std::vector<double> C6 = { 0, 1, 4 };
std::vector<double> D6 = { 0, 0, 7 };
std::vector<double> AB = { -1, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> AC = { 3, 1, -3 };
std::vector<double> AD = { 3, 2, -6 };
std::cout << "Exercise 3" << '\t';
double tp_6 = TripleProduct(AB, AC, AD);
std::cout << tp_6 << std::endl;
// volume of a tetrahedron
std::vector<double> AB1 = { 1, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> AC1 = { 1, -1, 0 };
std::vector<double> AD1 = { 0, 0, 2 };
std::cout << "Exercise 4" << '\t';
double tp_7 = TripleProduct(AB1, AC1, AD1) / 6.0;
std::cout << fabs(tp_7) << std::endl;
std::vector<double> P1 = { 0, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> P2 = { 1, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> P3 = { 3, 4, 0 };
std::vector<double> P4 = { 4, 5, 0 };
std::vector<double> P5 = { 0, 0, 1 };
std::vector<double> Q1 = { 1, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> Q2 = { 2, 3, 0 };
std::vector<double> Q3 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::cout << "Exercise 5" << '\t';
double tp_8 = TripleProduct(Q1, Q2, Q3);
std::cout << fabs(tp_8) << std::endl;
std::vector<double> A10 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B10 = { 2, 4, -1 };
std::vector<double> C10 = { 1, 1, 3 };
double tp_10 = TripleProduct(A10, B10, C10);
std::vector<double> D10 = { 0 };
VectorProduct(A10, B10, D10);
double magnitude = sqrt(InnerProduct(D10, D10, 3));
std::cout << "Exercise 10" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_10 / magnitude << '\t';
std::cout << 2.0 * sqrt(38.0) / 19.0 << std::endl;
std::vector<double> A11 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B11 = { 2, 4, -1 };
std::vector<double> C11 = { 1, 1, 3 };
std::vector<double> D11 = { 3, 2, 1 };
std::vector<double> AB11(3), BC11(3), CA11(3), BCCA11(3);
VectorProduct(A11, B11, AB11);
VectorProduct(B11, C11, BC11);
VectorProduct(C11, A11, CA11);
VectorProduct(BC11, CA11, BCCA11);
double Q11 = InnerProduct(AB11, BCCA11, 3);
double A_x = A11[0], A_y = A11[1], A_z = A11[2];
double B_x = B11[0], B_y = B11[1], B_z = B11[2];
double C_x = C11[0], C_y = C11[1], C_z = C11[2];
double term1 = +(A_y * B_z - A_z * B_y) * (B_z * C_x - B_x * C_z) * (C_x * A_y - C_y * A_x);
double term2 = -(A_y * B_z - A_z * B_y) * (B_x * C_y - B_y * C_x) * (C_z * A_x - C_x * A_z);
double term3 = +(A_z * B_x - A_x * B_z) * (B_x * C_y - B_y * C_x) * (C_y * A_z - C_z * A_y);
double term4 = -(A_z * B_x - A_x * B_z) * (B_y * C_z - B_z * C_y) * (C_x * A_y - C_y * A_x);
double term5 = +(A_x * B_y - A_y * B_x) * (B_y * C_z - B_z * C_y) * (C_z * A_x - C_x * A_z);
double term6 = -(A_x * B_y - A_y * B_x) * (B_z * C_x - B_x * C_z) * (C_y * A_z - C_z * A_y);
double P11 = term1 + term2 + term3 + term4 + term5 + term6;
std::cout << "Q = (A x B) . (B x C) x (C x A) = " << Q11 << std::endl;
std::cout << "P = (A x B) . (B x C) x (C x A) = " << P11 << std::endl;
}
static void Exercises_Section_1_14_Vector_Identities()
{
std::vector<double> A11 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B11 = { 2, 4, -1 };
std::vector<double> C11 = { 1, 1, 3 };
std::vector<double> D11 = { 3, 2, 1 };
std::cout << "Section 1.14 page 50 Exercises Exercise 1" << std::endl;
std::cout << "A = " << A11[0] << '\t' << A11[1] << '\t' << A11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "B = " << B11[0] << '\t' << B11[1] << '\t' << B11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "C = " << C11[0] << '\t' << C11[1] << '\t' << C11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "D = " << D11[0] << '\t' << D11[1] << '\t' << D11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TPI1 = (A x B) x (C x D) = [A, B, D]C - [A, B, C]D = " << std::endl;
double TP1411a = TripleProduct(A11, B11, D11);
double TP1411b = TripleProduct(A11, B11, C11);
std::cout << "[A, B, D] = " << TP1411a << std::endl;
std::cout << "[A, B, C] = " << TP1411b << std::endl;
std::cout << "TPI1_x = " << TP1411a * C11[0] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TPI1_y = " << TP1411a * C11[1] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TPI1_z = " << TP1411a * C11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TPI2_x = " << TP1411b * D11[0] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TPI2_y = " << TP1411b * D11[1] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TPI2_z = " << TP1411b * D11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "RHS1 = [A, B, D]C - [A, B, C]D = " << std::endl;
std::vector<double> RHS1(3);
RHS1[0] = TP1411a * C11[0] - TP1411b * D11[0];
RHS1[1] = TP1411a * C11[1] - TP1411b * D11[1];
RHS1[2] = TP1411a * C11[2] - TP1411b * D11[2];
std::cout << "RHS1_x = " << RHS1[0] << std::endl;
std::cout << "RHS1_y = " << RHS1[1] << std::endl;
std::cout << "RHS1_z = " << RHS1[2] << std::endl;
std::vector<double> CD11(3), TD11(3);
std::vector<double> AB11(3), BC11(3), CA11(3), BCCA11(3);
VectorProduct(A11, B11, AB11);
VectorProduct(B11, C11, BC11);
VectorProduct(C11, A11, CA11);
VectorProduct(BC11, CA11, BCCA11);
VectorProduct(A11, B11, AB11);
VectorProduct(C11, D11, CD11);
VectorProduct(AB11, CD11, TD11);
std::cout << "A = " << A11[0] << '\t' << A11[1] << '\t' << A11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "B = " << B11[0] << '\t' << B11[1] << '\t' << B11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "C = " << C11[0] << '\t' << C11[1] << '\t' << C11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "D = " << D11[0] << '\t' << D11[1] << '\t' << D11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "A x B = " << AB11[0] << '\t' << AB11[1] << '\t' << AB11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "C x D = " << CD11[0] << '\t' << CD11[1] << '\t' << CD11[2] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TD11 = (A x B) x (C x D) = " << std::endl;
std::cout << "TD11_x = " << TD11[0] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TD11_y = " << TD11[1] << std::endl;
std::cout << "TD11_z = " << TD11[2] << std::endl;
VectorProduct(B11, C11, BC11);
VectorProduct(C11, A11, CA11);
VectorProduct(BC11, CA11, D11);
VectorProduct(A11, B11, AB11);
double ip12 = InnerProduct(AB11, D11, 3);
std::cout << "2. Inner Product = " << ip12 << std::endl;
double tp12 = TripleProduct(A11, B11, C11);
std::cout << "2. Triple Product ^ 2 = " << tp12 * tp12 << std::endl;
std::vector<double> ABC11(3), BAC11(3), CAB11(3);
VectorProduct(A11, BC11, ABC11);
VectorProduct(B11, CA11, BAC11);
VectorProduct(C11, AB11, CAB11);
double zx = ABC11[0] + BAC11[0] + CAB11[0];
double zy = ABC11[1] + BAC11[1] + CAB11[1];
double zz = ABC11[2] + BAC11[2] + CAB11[2];
std::cout << "3. Zero Vector = " << zx << ' ' << zy << ' ' << zz;
std::cout << std::endl;
}
int main()
{
Exercises_Section_1_13_1_Triple_Products();
Exercises_Section_1_14_Vector_Identities();
return 0;
}
Blog Entry © Tuesday, April 14, 2026, by James Pate Williams, Jr. Exercises and Supplementary Problems from Introduction to Vector Analysis Fourth Edition © 1979 by Harry F. Davis and Arthur David Snider Selected Exercises from Chapter 1 Page 48
// VectorAnalysis.cpp © Tuesday, April 14, 2026
// by James Pate Williams, Jr.
// Reference: Introduction to Vector Analysis Fourth Edition
// © 1979 by Harry F. Davis and Arthur David Snider
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
static double InnerProduct(
std::vector<double> A,
std::vector<double> B,
int n)
{
double sum = 0.0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
sum += A[i] * B[i];
return sum;
}
static void VectorProduct(
std::vector<double> A,
std::vector<double> B,
std::vector<double>&C)
{
C.resize(3);
C[0] = A[1] * B[2] - A[2] * B[1];
C[1] = A[0] * B[2] - A[2] * B[0];
C[2] = A[0] * B[1] - A[1] * B[0];
}
static double TripleProduct(
std::vector<double> A,
std::vector<double> B,
std::vector<double> C)
{
double sum0 = 0.0, sum1 = 0.0;
sum0 += A[0] * B[1] * C[2] + A[1] * B[2] * C[0] + A[2] * B[0] * C[1];
sum1 += A[1] * B[0] * C[2] + A[0] * B[2] * C[1] + A[2] * B[1] * C[0];
return sum0 - sum1;
}
static void Exercises_Section_1_13_1_Triple_Products()
{
// triple products (a)
std::vector<double> A1 = { 2, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> B1 = { 0, 3, 0 };
std::vector<double> C1 = { 0, 0, 5 };
double tp_1 = TripleProduct(A1, B1, C1);
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (a)" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_1 << std::endl;
// triple products (b)
std::vector<double> A2 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B2 = { 3, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> C2 = { 0, -1, 5 };
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (b)" << '\t';
double tp_2 = TripleProduct(A2, B2, C2);
std::cout << tp_2 << std::endl;
// triple products (c)
std::vector<double> A3 = { 2, -1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B3 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> C3 = { 2, 0, 3 };
double tp_3 = TripleProduct(A3, B3, C3);
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (c)" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_3 << std::endl;
// triple products (d)
std::vector<double> A4 = { 0, 0, 1 };
std::vector<double> B4 = { 1, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> C4 = { 0, 1, 0 };
double tp_4 = TripleProduct(A4, B4, C4);
std::cout << "Exercise 1 (d)" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_4 << std::endl;
// volume of a parallelpipped
std::vector<double> A5 = { 3, 4, 1 };
std::vector<double> B5 = { 2, 3, 4 };
std::vector<double> C5 = { 0, 0, 5 };
double tp_5 = TripleProduct(A5, B5, C5);
std::cout << "Exercise 2" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_5 << std::endl;
// volume of a parallelpipped
std::vector<double> A6 = { 3, 2, 1 };
std::vector<double> B6 = { 4, 2, 1 };
std::vector<double> C6 = { 0, 1, 4 };
std::vector<double> D6 = { 0, 0, 7 };
std::vector<double> AB = { -1, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> AC = { 3, 1, -3 };
std::vector<double> AD = { 3, 2, -6 };
std::cout << "Exercise 3" << '\t';
double tp_6 = TripleProduct(AB, AC, AD);
std::cout << tp_6 << std::endl;
// volume of a tetrahedron
std::vector<double> AB1 = { 1, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> AC1 = { 1, -1, 0 };
std::vector<double> AD1 = { 0, 0, 2 };
std::cout << "Exercise 4" << '\t';
double tp_7 = TripleProduct(AB1, AC1, AD1) / 6.0;
std::cout << fabs(tp_7) << std::endl;
std::vector<double> P1 = { 0, 0, 0 };
std::vector<double> P2 = { 1, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> P3 = { 3, 4, 0 };
std::vector<double> P4 = { 4, 5, 0 };
std::vector<double> P5 = { 0, 0, 1 };
std::vector<double> Q1 = { 1, 1, 0 };
std::vector<double> Q2 = { 2, 3, 0 };
std::vector<double> Q3 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::cout << "Exercise 5" << '\t';
double tp_8 = TripleProduct(Q1, Q2, Q3);
std::cout << fabs(tp_8) << std::endl;
std::vector<double> A10 = { 1, 1, 1 };
std::vector<double> B10 = { 2, 4, -1 };
std::vector<double> C10 = { 1, 1, 3 };
double tp_10 = TripleProduct(A10, B10, C10);
std::vector<double> D10 = { 0 };
VectorProduct(A10, B10, D10);
double magnitude = sqrt(InnerProduct(D10, D10, 3));
std::cout << "Exercise 10" << '\t';
std::cout << tp_10 / magnitude << '\t';
std::cout << 2.0 * sqrt(38.0) / 19.0 << std::endl;
}
int main()
{
Exercises_Section_1_13_1_Triple_Products();
return 0;
}
Blog Entry © Tuesday, April 7, 2026, by James Pate Williams, Jr., Hydrogen-like Atom Polar and Azimuthal Wavefunctions
Blog Entry © Saturday April 4, 2026, by James Pate Williams, Jr., Hydrogen-like Radial Electron Distribution Functions in CPP
#pragma once
class RadialWaveFunction
{
private:
static double Factorial(int n);
static double Laguerre(double rho, int n, int l);
public:
static double R(double r, int Z, int n, int l);
};
#include <math.h>
#include "RadialWaveFunction.h"
double RadialWaveFunction::Factorial(int n)
{
double factorial = 1.0;
for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++)
factorial *= i;
return factorial;
}
double RadialWaveFunction::Laguerre(double rho, int n, int l)
{
double sum = 0.0;
for (int k = 0; k <= n - l - 1; k++)
{
double factor1 = pow(-1, k + 2 * l + 1);
double factor2 = pow(Factorial(n + l), 2.0);
double factor3 = pow(rho, k);
double numer = factor1 * factor2 * factor3;
double factor4 = Factorial(n - l - 1 - k);
double factor5 = Factorial(2 * l + 1 + k);
double factor6 = Factorial(k);
double denom = factor4 * factor5 * factor6;
sum += numer / denom;
}
return sum;
}
double RadialWaveFunction::R(double r, int Z, int n, int l)
{
double rho = 2.0 * Z * r / n;
double numer1 = pow(2.0 * Z / n, 3.0);
double numer2 = Factorial(n - l - 1);
double denom1 = Factorial(n + n);
double denom2 = pow(Factorial(n + l), 3.0);
double numer3 = -sqrt(numer1 * numer2 /
(denom1 * denom2));
double exp2 = exp(-0.5 * rho);
double rhol = pow(rho, l);
return numer3 * exp2 * rhol * Laguerre(rho, n, l);
}