numhask-0.2.2.0: src/NumHask/Algebra.hs
{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wall #-}
-- | The basic algebraic class structure of a number.
--
-- > import NumHask.Algebra
-- > import Prelude hiding (Integral(..), (*), (**), (+), (-), (/), (^), (^^), abs, acos, acosh, asin, asinh, atan, atan2, atanh, ceiling, cos, cosh, exp, floor, fromInteger, fromIntegral, log, logBase, negate, pi, product, recip, round, sin, sinh, sqrt, sum, tan, tanh, toInteger, fromRational)
--
module NumHask.Algebra
( -- * Mapping from Num
--
-- $numMap
module NumHask.Algebra.Additive
, module NumHask.Algebra.Basis
, module NumHask.Algebra.Distribution
, module NumHask.Algebra.Field
, module NumHask.Algebra.Integral
, module NumHask.Algebra.Magma
, module NumHask.Algebra.Metric
, module NumHask.Algebra.Module
, module NumHask.Algebra.Multiplicative
, module NumHask.Algebra.Rational
, module NumHask.Algebra.Ring
, Complex(..)
) where
import Data.Complex (Complex(..))
import NumHask.Algebra.Additive
import NumHask.Algebra.Basis
import NumHask.Algebra.Distribution
import NumHask.Algebra.Field
import NumHask.Algebra.Integral
import NumHask.Algebra.Magma
import NumHask.Algebra.Metric
import NumHask.Algebra.Module
import NumHask.Algebra.Multiplicative
import NumHask.Algebra.Rational
import NumHask.Algebra.Ring
-- $numMap
--
-- `Num` is a very old part of haskell, and a lot of different numeric concepts are tossed in there. The closest analogue in numhask is the `Ring` class, which combines the classical `+`, `-` and `*`, together with the distribution laws.
--
-- 
--
-- No attempt is made, however, to reconstruct the particular combination of laws and classes that represent the old `Num`. A rough mapping of `Num` to numhask classes follows:
--
-- > -- | Basic numeric class.
-- > class Num a where
-- > {-# MINIMAL (+), (*), abs, signum, fromInteger, (negate | (-)) #-}
-- >
-- > (+), (-), (*) :: a -> a -> a
-- > -- | Unary negation.
-- > negate :: a -> a
--
-- `+` is a function of the `Additive` class,
-- `-` is a function of the `AdditiveGroup` class, and
-- `*` is a function of the `Multiplicative` class.
-- `negate` is specifically in the `AdditiveInvertible` class. There are many useful constructions between negate and (-), involving cancellative properties.
--
-- > -- | Absolute value.
-- > abs :: a -> a
-- > -- | Sign of a number.
-- > -- The functions 'abs' and 'signum' should satisfy the law:
-- > --
-- > -- > abs x * signum x == x
-- > --
-- > -- For real numbers, the 'signum' is either @-1@ (negative), @0@ (zero)
-- > -- or @1@ (positive).
-- > signum :: a -> a
--
-- `abs` is a function in the `Signed` class. The concept of an absolute value of a number can include situations where the domain and codomain are different, and `size` as a function in the `Normed` class is supplied for these cases.
--
-- `sign` replaces `signum`, because signum is a heinous name.
--
-- > -- | Conversion from an 'Integer'.
-- > -- An integer literal represents the application of the function
-- > -- 'fromInteger' to the appropriate value of type 'Integer',
-- > -- so such literals have type @('Num' a) => a@.
-- > fromInteger :: Integer -> a
--
-- `fromInteger` is given its own class `FromInteger`
--