Changelog.md

@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@
             + Divide(Equation, Equation[])
             + Factorial(Equation)
             + Floor(Equation)
+            + GetDerivative(Equation, float)
+            + GetDerivativeAtPoint(Equation, float, float)
+            + GetIntegral(Equation, float, float, float)
+            + GetDynamicIntegral(Equation, Equation, Equation, float)
+            + GetTaylorSeries(Equation, float, int, float)
             + GetValues(Equation, float, float, float)
+            + GradientDescent(Equation, float, float, int, float)
             + InverseSqrt(Equation)
             + Log(Equation, float)
             + Max(Equation, float, float, float)
@@ -118,7 +124,9 @@
                 = Replaced a `readonly` term with a generating field in `SgnFill`
                 = Moved `SgnFill` to `Fills` and renamed it to `SignFill`
         * Calculus
+            + GetTaylorSeries(Equation, float, int, float)
             = Fixed a blunder in `GetDerivativeAtPoint(Equation, float, float)`
+            = Renamed the `stepCount` parameter in `GradientDescent(Equation, float, float, float, float)` to "iterations" and changed its type from `float` to `int`
         * Float2
             - Removed the `Obsolete` attribute from `CompareTo(Float2)`
             - operator >(Float2, Float2)

Nerd_STF/Extensions/EquationExtension.cs

@@ -78,9 +78,26 @@ public static class EquationExtension
 
     public static Equation Floor(this Equation equ) => x => Mathf.Floor(equ(x));
 
+    public static Equation GetDerivative(this Equation equ, float step = Calculus.DefaultStep) =>
+        Calculus.GetDerivative(equ, step);
+    public static float GetDerivativeAtPoint(this Equation equ, float x, float step = Calculus.DefaultStep) =>
+        Calculus.GetDerivativeAtPoint(equ, x, step);
+
+    public static float GetIntegral(this Equation equ, float lowerBound, float upperBound,
+        float step = Calculus.DefaultStep) => Calculus.GetIntegral(equ, lowerBound, upperBound, step);
+
+    public static Equation GetDynamicIntegral(this Equation equ, Equation lowerBound,
+        Equation upperBound, float step = Calculus.DefaultStep) => Calculus.GetDynamicIntegral(equ, lowerBound, upperBound, step);
+
+    public static Equation GetTaylorSeries(this Equation equ, float referenceX, int iterations = 4, float step = 0.01f) =>
+        Calculus.GetTaylorSeries(equ, referenceX, iterations, step);
+
     public static Dictionary<float, float> GetValues(this Equation equ, float min, float max,
         float step = Calculus.DefaultStep) => Mathf.GetValues(equ, min, max, step);
 
+    public static float GradientDescent(this Equation equ, float initial, float rate, int iterations = 1000,
+        float step = Calculus.DefaultStep) => Calculus.GradientDescent(equ, initial, rate, iterations, step);
+
     public static Equation InverseSqrt(this Equation equ) => x => Mathf.InverseSqrt(equ(x));
 
     public static Equation Log(this Equation equ, float @base) => x => Mathf.Log(@base, equ(x));

Nerd_STF/Mathematics/Calculus.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
-
-namespace Nerd_STF.Mathematics;
+namespace Nerd_STF.Mathematics;
 
 public static class Calculus
 {
@@ -21,14 +19,38 @@ public static class Calculus
     public static Equation GetDynamicIntegral(Equation equ, Equation lowerBound, Equation upperBound,
         float step = DefaultStep) => x => GetIntegral(equ, lowerBound(x), upperBound(x), step);
 
+    public static Equation GetTaylorSeries(Equation equ, float referenceX, int iterations = 4, float step = 0.01f)
+    {
+        Equation activeDerivative = equ;
+        float[] coefficients = new float[iterations];
+        int fact = 1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++)
+        {
+            coefficients[i] = activeDerivative(referenceX) / fact;
+            activeDerivative = GetDerivative(activeDerivative, step);
+            fact *= i + 1;
+        }
+
+        return delegate (float x)
+        {
+            float xVal = 1, result = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < coefficients.Length; i++)
+            {
+                result += coefficients[i] * xVal;
+                xVal *= x;
+            }
+            return result;
+        };
+    }
+
     // Unfortunately, I cannot test this function, as I have literally no idea how it works and
     // I can't find any tools online (and couldn't make my own) to compare my results.
     // Something to know, though I didn't feel like it deserved its own [Obsolete] attribute.
-    public static float GradientDescent(Equation equ, float initial, float rate, float stepCount = 1000,
+    public static float GradientDescent(Equation equ, float initial, float rate, int iterations = 1000,
         float step = DefaultStep)
     {
         float val = initial;
-        for (int i = 0; i < stepCount; i++) val -= GetDerivativeAtPoint(equ, val, step) * rate;
+        for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) val -= GetDerivativeAtPoint(equ, val, step) * rate;
         return val;
     }
 }