Polynomials
	Some PVM Examples

#include <stdlib.h>
#include "func.h"
#define MORDER 100

/* Implements a polynomial, given all the coefs.  Max order MORDER */
static double coefs[MORDER];
static int ncoef;
void finit(int argc, char **argv)
{
        if(argc > MORDER) {
                printf("Too many coefficients: %d provided, max %d.\n", 
                       argc, MORDER);
                exit(10);
        }
        if(argc < 1) {
                printf("No coeffiecients specified.\n");
                exit(12);
        }

        int m;
        for(m = 0; m < argc; ++m) 
                coefs[m] = atof(argv[m]);
        ncoef = argc;
}

/* Evaluate the poly at x. */
double f(double x)
{
        double ret = coefs[0];
        int n;
        for(n = 1; n < ncoef; ++n)
                ret = ret*x + coefs[n];

        return ret;
}