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The Sturm sequence is generated by a pair of polynomials $P(x)$ and $P'(x)$, where $P(x)$ is assumed to have simple real roots. Euclidean algorithm generates then a finite sequence of polynomials orthogonal on the grid $x_s$ of roots of the…

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Sturm's Theorem is a fundamental 19th century result relating the number of real roots of a polynomial $f$ in an interval to the number of sign alternations in a sequence of polynomial division-like calculations. We provide a short direct…

Following Stolarsky, we say that a natural number n is flimsy in base b if some positive multiple of n has smaller digit sum in base b than n does; otherwise it is sturdy. We develop algorithmic methods for the study of sturdy and flimsy…