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How to compute a base b expansion of a number n.

Base expansion is an important mathematical tool throughout computer science and mathematics.

Date Created:Saturday September 27th, 2008 08:57 PM
Date Modified:Sunday September 28th, 2008 03:13 AM

(define (base-expand n b)
  (if (= n 0)
      '()
      (append
        (base-expand (round (floor (/ n b))) b)
        (list (modulo n b))
      )
  )
)

Base Expansion by Dan Lynch
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