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+## Copyright (C) 1994-2012 John W. Eaton
+##
+## This file is part of Octave.
+##
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+
+## -*- texinfo -*-
+## @deftypefn {Function File} {} polyder (@var{p})
+## @deftypefnx {Function File} {[@var{k}] =} polyder (@var{a}, @var{b})
+## @deftypefnx {Function File} {[@var{q}, @var{d}] =} polyder (@var{b}, @var{a})
+## Return the coefficients of the derivative of the polynomial whose
+## coefficients are given by the vector @var{p}. If a pair of polynomials
+## is given, return the derivative of the product @math{@var{a}*@var{b}}.
+## If two inputs and two outputs are given, return the derivative of the
+## polynomial quotient @math{@var{b}/@var{a}}. The quotient numerator is
+## in @var{q} and the denominator in @var{d}.
+## @seealso{polyint, polyval, polyreduce}
+## @end deftypefn
+
+## Author: Tony Richardson <arichard@stark.cc.oh.us>
+## Created: June 1994
+## Adapted-By: jwe
+
+function [q, d] = polyder (p, a)
+
+ if (nargin == 1 || nargin == 2)
+ if (! isvector (p))
+ error ("polyder: argument must be a vector");
+ endif
+ if (nargin == 2)
+ if (! isvector (a))
+ error ("polyder: argument must be a vector");
+ endif
+ if (nargout == 1)
+ ## derivative of p*a returns a single polynomial
+ q = polyder (conv (p, a));
+ else
+ ## derivative of p/a returns numerator and denominator
+ d = conv (a, a);
+ if (numel (p) == 1)
+ q = -p * polyder (a);
+ elseif (numel (a) == 1)
+ q = a * polyder (p);
+ else
+ q = conv (polyder (p), a) - conv (p, polyder (a));
+ q = polyreduce (q);
+ endif
+
+ ## remove common factors from numerator and denominator
+ x = polygcd (q, d);
+ if (length(x) != 1)
+ q = deconv (q, x);
+ d = deconv (d, x);
+ endif
+
+ ## move all the gain into the numerator
+ q = q/d(1);
+ d = d/d(1);
+ endif
+ else
+ lp = numel (p);
+ if (lp == 1)
+ q = 0;
+ return;
+ elseif (lp == 0)
+ q = [];
+ return;
+ endif
+
+ ## Force P to be a row vector.
+ p = p(:).';
+
+ q = p(1:(lp-1)) .* [(lp-1):-1:1];
+ endif
+ else
+ print_usage ();
+ endif
+
+endfunction
+
+
+%!assert(all (all (polyder ([1, 2, 3]) == [2, 2])));
+%!assert(polyder (13) == 0);
+
+%!error polyder ([]);
+%!error polyder ([1, 2; 3, 4]);
+