#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
typedef double (*raw_fptr)(double);
struct real_function;
typedef double (*evaluate_function)(struct real_function*, double);
struct real_function {
evaluate_function evaluate;
};
typedef struct real_function real_function;
double evaluate(real_function *f, double x) {
if(f) {
return f->evaluate(f, x);
}
return NAN;
}
struct raw_real_function {
real_function real_function_base;
raw_fptr raw_function;
};
typedef struct raw_real_function raw_real_function;
double evaluate_raw_real_function(real_function *f_base, double x) {
if(f_base) {
raw_real_function *f = (raw_real_function*)f_base;
return f->raw_function(x);
}
return NAN;
}
raw_real_function make_raw_real_function(raw_fptr function) {
raw_real_function result;
result.raw_function = function;
result.real_function_base.evaluate = evaluate_raw_real_function;
return result;
}
struct derive_real_function {
real_function real_function_base;
real_function *function_to_derive;
};
typedef struct derive_real_function derive_real_function;
double derive(real_function *f_base, double x) {
derive_real_function *f = (derive_real_function*)f_base;
double epsilon = 1e-3;
double upper = evaluate(f->function_to_derive, x+epsilon);
double lower = evaluate(f->function_to_derive, x-epsilon);
double result = (upper - lower)/(2.0*epsilon);
return result;
}
derive_real_function make_derivative(real_function * function_to_derive) {
derive_real_function result;
result.real_function_base.evaluate = derive;
result.function_to_derive = function_to_derive;
return result;
}
double x_cubed(double x) {
return x * x * x;
}
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
raw_real_function x_cubed_wrapped = make_raw_real_function(x_cubed);
derive_real_function derived = make_derivative(&x_cubed_wrapped.real_function_base);
derive_real_function derived_twice = make_derivative(&derived.real_function_base);
double x;
double derivative = evaluate(&derived.real_function_base, x);
double second_derivative = evaluate(&derived_twice.real_function_base, x);
printf("derivative of x^3 at %f = %f\n", x
, derivative
); printf("second derivative of x^3 at %f = %f\n", x
, second_derivative
); return 0;
}