Re: [math] multiply a Field element by an integer

2011-10-03 Thread Phil Steitz
On 10/3/11 7:08 AM, Sébastien Brisard wrote: > Hello, > I'm constantly facing the problem of multiplying a FieldElement by an > int. I think this is mathematically meaningful, since n.x = x + x + > ... + x (n times). I know the current trend is *not* to polute the > interface of a given class with

[math] multiply a Field element by an integer

2011-10-03 Thread Sébastien Brisard
Hello, I'm constantly facing the problem of multiplying a FieldElement by an int. I think this is mathematically meaningful, since n.x = x + x + ... + x (n times). I know the current trend is *not* to polute the interface of a given class with many very specific methods, but I do think that this on