source_python_math.tex

\subsection*{MATH Library}


The following names are provided by the MATH library:
\begin{itemize}
\item \href{https://sourceacademy.org/sicpjs/1.1.4\#p8}{\lstinline{math_}$\textit{name}$},
where $\textit{name}$ is any name specified in the
Python
\texttt{Math} library, see\\
\href{https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/math.html}{\color{DarkBlue}Python 3.11.8 Documentation}. Examples:
\begin{itemize}
\item \verb#math_nan#: \textit{primitive}, refers to the NaN (``Not a Number'') value,
\item \verb#math_inf#: \textit{primitive}, refers to the Infinity value,
\item \verb#math_pi#: \textit{primitive}, refers to the mathematical constant $\pi$,
\item \verb#math_sqrt#\texttt{(n)}: \textit{primitive}, returns the square root of the \emph{number} \texttt{n}.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
All functions can be assumed to run in $O(1)$ time and are considered
\textit{primitive}.