Updated getting about and added references

[SVN r3494]

doc/dist_reference.qbk

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 [include distributions/poisson.qbk]
 [include distributions/students_t.qbk]
 [include distributions/weibull.qbk]
+[include distributions/uniform.qbk]
 
 [endsect][/section:dists Distributions]
 
@@ -95,12 +96,12 @@ Eric Niebler's accumulator framework] - also work in progress - provides the mea
 to calculate various statistical properties from experimental data.  There is an
 opportunity to integrate the statistical tests with this framework at some later date:
 
-  // define an accumulator, all required statistics to calculate the test
+  // Define an accumulator, all required statistics to calculate the test
   // are calculated automatically:
   accumulator_set<double, features<tag::test_expected_mean> > acc(expected_mean=4);
-  // pass our data to the accumulator:
+  // Pass our data to the accumulator:
   acc = std::for_each(mydata.begin(), mydata.end(), acc);
-  // extract the result:
+  // Extract the result:
   double p = probability(acc);
 
 [endsect][/section:future Extras Future Directions]

doc/math.qbk

@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ external graphing application.
 [include error.qbk][/relative error NOT handling]
 [include lanczos.qbk]
 [include remez.qbk]
+[include references.qbk]
 [endsect][/section:backgrounds Backgrounders]
 
 [section:status Status and Roadmap]

doc/references.qbk

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+[section:refs References]
+
+[h4 References]
+
+This is a list of general references;
+specific detailed sources for individual functions and distributions are given at the end of each individual section.
+
+[@http://dlmf.nist.gov/about/ DLMF (NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions)]
+is intended to be a  replacement for the legendary
+Abramowitz and Stegun's Handbook of Mathematical Functions,
+now scheduled to be completed in 2007.
+
+M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun (Eds.) (1964)
+Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and
+Mathematical Tables,      
+National Bureau of Standards Applied Mathematics Series, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C..
+
+[@http://functions.wolfram.com/ The Wolfram Functions Site]
+The Wolfram Functions Site - Providing 
+the mathematical and scientific community with the world's largest 
+(and most authorititive) collection of formulas and graphics about mathematical functions.
+
+[@http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/index.htm NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods]
+
+[@http://documents.wolfram.com/mathematica/Add-onsLinks/StandardPackages/Statistics/DiscreteDistributions.html Mathematica Documentation: DiscreteDistributions]
+The Wolfram Research Documentation Center is a collection of online reference materials about Mathematica, CalculationCenter, and other Wolfram Research products.
+
+[@http://documents.wolfram.com/mathematica/Add-onsLinks/StandardPackages/Statistics/ContinuousDistributions.html Mathematica Documentation: ContinuousDistributions]
+The Wolfram Research Documentation Center is a collection of online reference materials about Mathematica, CalculationCenter, and other Wolfram Research products.
+
+[@http://bh0.physics.ubc.ca/People/matt/Doc/ThesesOthers/Phd/pugh.pdf pugh.pdf (application/pdf Object)]
+Pugh Msc Thesis Lanczzos gamma function.
+
+Some Calculators that we found (and used to cross-check - as far as their widely-varying accuracy allowed).
+
+[@http://www.adsciengineering.com/bpdcalc/ http://www.adsciengineering.com/bpdcalc/] Binomial Probability Distribution Calculator.
+
+Other Libraries
+
+[@http://www.csit.fsu.edu/~burkardt/f_src/dcdflib/dcdflib.html  DCDFLIB]
+DCDFLIB is a library of C++ routines, using double precision arithmetic, for evaluating cumulative probability density functions.
+
+[@http://www.softintegration.com/docs/package/chnagstat/ http://www.softintegration.com/docs/package/chnagstat/]
+
+[@http://www.nag.com/numeric/numerical_libraries.asp NAG libraries]
+
+[@http://www.mathcad.com MathCAD]
+
+[endsect] [/section:references References]
+[/ 
+  Copyright 2006 John Maddock and Paul A. Bristow.
+  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+  (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).
+]
+

doc/structure.qbk

@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 
 [h4 boost\/math]
 
-#  *\/concepts* Prototype defining the *essential* features of a RealType class (see real_concept.hpp). Most applications will use `double` as the RealType (and short `typedef` names of distributions are reserved for this type where possible), a few will use `float` or `long double`, but it is also possible to use higher precision types like __NTL_RR or __NTL_quad_float that conform to the requirements specified by real_concept.
+*  \/*concepts* Prototype defining the *essential* features of a RealType class (see real_concept.hpp). Most applications will use `double` as the RealType (and short `typedef` names of distributions are reserved for this type where possible), a few will use `float` or `long double`, but it is also possible to use higher precision types like __NTL_RR or __NTL_quad_float that conform to the requirements specified by real_concept.
 
-#  *\/constants*  Templated definition of some highly accurate math constants (in constants.hpp).
+*  \/*constants*  Templated definition of some highly accurate math constants (in constants.hpp).
   
-#  *\/special_functions*  Math functions generally regarded as 'special', like beta, cbrt, erf, gamma, lgamma, tgamma ... (Some of these are specified in C++, and C99/TR1, and perhaps TR2).
+*  \/*special_functions*  Math functions generally regarded as 'special', like beta, cbrt, erf, gamma, lgamma, tgamma ... (Some of these are specified in C++, and C99/TR1, and perhaps TR2).
                      
-# *\/distributions*  Distributions used in mathematics and, especially, statistics: Gaussian, Students-t, Fisher, Binomial ...
+* \/*distributions*  Distributions used in mathematics and, especially, statistics: Gaussian, Students-t, Fisher, Binomial ...
                      
-# *\/tools*  Tools used by functions, like evaluating polynomials, continued fractions, root finding, precision and limits, and by tests. Some will find application outside this package.
+* \/*tools*  Tools used by functions, like evaluating polynomials, continued fractions, root finding, precision and limits, and by tests. Some will find application outside this package.
   
 [h4 boost/libs]
-#   *\/doc*  Documentation source files in Quickbook format processed into html and pdf formats.
+*   \/*doc*  Documentation source files in Quickbook format processed into html and pdf formats.
    
-#   *\/examples*  Examples and demos of using math functions and distributions.
+*   \/*examples*  Examples and demos of using math functions and distributions.
    
-#   *\/test*  Test files, in various .cpp files, most using Boost.Test (some with test data as .ipp files, usually generated using NTL RR type with ample precision for the type, often for precisions suitable for up to 256-bit significand real types).
+*   \/*test*  Test files, in various .cpp files, most using Boost.Test (some with test data as .ipp files, usually generated using NTL RR type with ample precision for the type, often for precisions suitable for up to 256-bit significand real types).
    
-#   *\/tools* Programs used to generate test data.  Also changes to the
+*   \/*tools* Programs used to generate test data.  Also changes to the
 [@http://shoup.net/ntl/ NTL] released package to provide a few additional (and vital) extra features.
    
    
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ Functions that may have more general use, like `digits` (significand), `max_valu
    
 [h4 Using Functions and Distributions]
 
-See [link math_toolkit.dist.stat_tut  Statistical Distributions Tutorial]
+See [link math_toolkit.dist.stat_tut  Statistical Distributions Tutorial] and
+[link math_toolkit.dist.dist_ref Statistical Distributions Reference]
+and [link math_toolkit.special Special Functions]
 [h4 Configuration Macros - Controlling Throwing of Exceptions]
 
 * *BOOST_MATH_THROW_ON_DOMAIN_ERROR*