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                                SCRUNCH INTRO                          03/23/89 
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 A collection of subprograms, written in BASIC, for mathematical and
 scientific computations.  These routines were translated by K. Stewart, San
 Diego State University, from Fortran subroutines originally published in the 
 book "Computer Methods for Mathematical Computations," by G. Forsythe, M.
 Malcolm, and C. Moler, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1977.  The 
 subprograms provide the capability to solve systems of linear equations, fit
 data with splines and by least squares, perform eigenanalysis, find minima
 and zeros of functions, compute the singular value decomposition of a matrix,
 and solve systems of differential equations.  The BASIC routines have been
 written so that they can be used individually or in combinations.  Test and
 sample main programs are provided for all the routines.
  
 The following additional documentation can be obtained with the command
 INVOKE,GETDOC,SCRUNCH,name.
  
      name
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     INTRO    =  what you are reading now
     ACCESS   =  instructions for accessing SCRUNCH on CSCS
     OFFLINE  =  list of hard-copy documentation for SCRUNCH
     ADVICE   =  information about support, consultants, and distribution
     SUMMARY  =  INTRO + ACCESS + OFFLINE + ADVICE
     CONTENT  =  itemized list of SCRUNCH subprograms