CoffeeScript - Math

The Math object of JavaScript provides you properties and methods for mathematical constants and functions. Unlike other global objects, Math is not a constructor. All the properties and methods of Math are static and can be called by using Math as an object without creating it.

Thus, you refer to the constant pi as Math.PI and you call the sine function as Math.sin(x), where x is the method's argument. We can use the JavaScript's Math object in our CoffeeScript code to perform math operations.

Mathematical constants

If we want to use any common mathematical constants like pi or e we can use them using the JavaScript's Math object.

Following is the list of the Math constants provided by the Math object of JavaScript

Example

The following example demonstrates the usage of the mathematical constants provided by JavaScript in CoffeeScript. Save this code in a file with name math_example.coffee

e_value = Math.E
console.log "The value of the constant E is: " + e_value

LN2_value = Math.LN2
console.log "The value of the constant LN2 is: " + LN2_value

LN10_value = Math.LN10
console.log "The value of the constant LN10 is: " + LN10_value

LOG2E_value = Math.LOG2E
console.log "The value of the constant LOG2E is: " + LOG2E_value

LOG10E_value = Math.LOG10E
console.log "The value of the constant LOG10E is: " + LOG10E_value

PI_value = Math.PI
console.log "The value of the constant PI is: " + PI_value

SQRT1_2_value = Math.SQRT1_2
console.log "The value of the constant SQRT1_2 is: " + SQRT1_2_value

SQRT2_value = Math.SQRT2
console.log "The value of the constant SQRT2 is: " + SQRT2_value

Open the command prompt and compile the .coffee file as shown below.

c:\> coffee -c math_example.coffee

On compiling, it gives you the following JavaScript.

// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.10.0
(function() {
  var LN10_value, LN2_value, LOG10E_value, LOG2E_value, PI_value, SQRT1_2_value, SQRT2_value, e_value;

  e_value = Math.E;

  console.log("The value of the constant E is: " + e_value);

  LN2_value = Math.LN2;

  console.log("The value of the constant LN2 is: " + LN2_value);

  LN10_value = Math.LN10;

  console.log("The value of the constant LN10 is: " + LN10_value);

  LOG2E_value = Math.LOG2E;

  console.log("The value of the constant LOG2E is: " + LOG2E_value);

  LOG10E_value = Math.LOG10E;

  console.log("The value of the constant LOG10E is: " + LOG10E_value);

  PI_value = Math.PI;

  console.log("The value of the constant PI is: " + PI_value);

  SQRT1_2_value = Math.SQRT1_2;

  console.log("The value of the constant SQRT1_2 is: " + SQRT1_2_value);

  SQRT2_value = Math.SQRT2;

  console.log("The value of the constant SQRT2 is: " + SQRT2_value);

}).call(this);

Now, open the command prompt again and run the CoffeeScript file as shown below.

c:\> coffee math_example.coffee

On executing, the CoffeeScript file produces the following output.

The value of the constant E is: 2.718281828459045
The value of the constant LN2 is: 0.6931471805599453
The value of the constant LN10 is: 2.302585092994046
The value of the constant LOG2E is: 1.4426950408889634
The value of the constant LOG10E is: 0.4342944819032518
The value of the constant PI is: 3.141592653589793
The value of the constant SQRT1_2 is: 0.7071067811865476
The value of the constant SQRT2 is: 1.4142135623730951

Math Methods

In addition to properties, the Math object also provides methods. Following is the list of methods of the Math object of JavaScript. Click on the name of these methods to get an example demonstrating their usage in CoffeeScript.