samer@0: /*
samer@0:  *	FunctionOfVector.java	
samer@0:  *
samer@0:  *	Copyright (c) 2000, Samer Abdallah, King's College London.
samer@0:  *	All rights reserved.
samer@0:  *
samer@0:  *	This software is provided AS iS and WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
samer@0:  *	without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
samer@0:  *	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
samer@0:  */
samer@0: 
samer@0: package samer.maths;
samer@0: 
samer@0: /**
samer@0:   *		Defines a real-valued function of a vector
samer@0:   *		
samer@0:   */
samer@0: public abstract class FunctionOfVector
samer@0: {
samer@0: 	public abstract double apply(double [] in);
samer@0: 	public void dispose() {}
samer@0: 
samer@0: 	public VectorFunctionOfVector derivative() { return null; }
samer@0: }