<?php
function getDerivativeByFormulaAndXDATA($formula, $x_data){
$xArray = explode("+", $formula);
$Derivative = 0;
foreach ($xArray as $x_record) {
$tmpArray = explode("x^", $x_record);
if(count($tmpArray) == 2){
$coefficient = $tmpArray[0]==""?1:$tmpArray[0];
$exp = $tmpArray[1];
}
//constant
else {
$coefficient = $tmpArray[0];
$exp = 0;
}
$Derivative += $coefficient*$exp*pow($x_data,$exp-1);
}
return $Derivative;
}
function getValueByFormulaAndXDATA($formula, $x_data){
$xArray = explode("+", $formula);
$y_data = 0;
foreach ($xArray as $x_record) {
$tmpArray = explode("x^", $x_record);
if(count($tmpArray) == 2){
$coefficient = $tmpArray[0]==""?1:$tmpArray[0];
$exp = $tmpArray[1];
}
//constant
else {
$coefficient = $tmpArray[0];
$exp = 0;
}
$y_data += $coefficient*pow($x_data,$exp);
}
return $y_data;
}
function getMaxDerivativeByFormulaAndXDATAS($formula, $x_datas, &$matchs){
$derivatives = array();
$max_derivative = 0;
foreach ($x_datas as $x_data) {
$derivative = getDerivativeByFormulaAndXDATA($formula, $x_data);
$derivatives[$x_data] = $derivative;
$max_derivative = $max_derivative>=abs($derivative)?$max_derivative:abs($derivative);
//printf("x=%f, derivative=%f \n",$x_data, $derivative);
}
$matchs = array();
foreach ($derivatives as $x_data=>$derivative) {
if(abs($derivative) == $max_derivative){
$matchs[] = $x_data;
}
}
printf("max derivative=%f\n",$max_derivative);
foreach ($matchs as $x_match) {
printf(" derivative=%f when x=%f\n",$derivatives[$x_match], $x_match);
}
}
//notice the format of formula: ax^b if b=0 could omit except coefficient a, if a=1 could omit coefficient
$formula = "x^2+2x^1+1";
print "The formula is $formula \n";
//printf("Derivative of 2 is %f \n",getDerivativeByFormulaAndXDATA($formula, 3.2));
//print getValueByFormulaAndXDATA($formula, 3.2)."\n";
$sampleData = array(-12,-11,-10,-9,-8,-7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12);
foreach ($sampleData as $x_data) {
$str.=$x_data.", ";
}
print "sample x values: $str \n";
getMaxDerivativeByFormulaAndXDATAS($formula, $sampleData, $matchs)."\n";
?>