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+# This example shows how to create functions that are evaluated in C++
+
+from Cantera.Func import *
+
+# create f1(t) = 4 + 6t + 8t^2 + t^3
+f1 = Polynomial([4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 1.0])
+
+# create sin(t)
+f2 = Fourier(1.0, [(0.0, 0.0), (0.0, 1.0)])
+
+# create sin^2(t)
+f3 = f2*f2
+
+xpts = 0.1*array(range(100))
+
+for x in xpts:
+    print x, f1(x), f2(x), f3(x)