In general if x % 1 fails (for x which is real) you can try RR(x) % 1 or RR(x).frac().
Note also that %1 and .frac() are different:
sage: RR(sqrt(3)) % 1
-0.267949192431123
sage: RR(sqrt(3)).frac()
0.732050807568877
I guess you want the latter. Actually %1 is a bit weird:
sage: [RR((2*k+1)/2)%1 for k in range(10)]
[0.500000000000000, -0.500000000000000, 0.500000000000000, -0.500000000000000, 0.500000000000000, -0.500000000000000, 0.500000000000000, -0.500000000000000, 0.500000000000000, -0.500000000000000]
You can also get an numeric approximation: sqrt(2).n() % 1
If you want a very basic stuff, then go for the sage tour.
For the documentation I guess "How do I..." manual and the tutorial section are really important to get an overview of the basics in a particular area.
Further you can start writing small codes in an area of your choice, by taking help from reference manual. (IMHO, the reference manual is quite complicated to understand for a person who is newbie to sage or python.)
Lastly, this forum plus the mailing list on google groups are quite useful places...
Hope this helps...
With best wishes,
VInay
This should do it.
sqrt(2.0) %1
By the way there is one more place to get basics of sage: You can logon to the sagenb.org and view the published sheets.
e.g. Here is an example of one by William Stein
There are many other... Keep exploring...
-- VInay
Asked: 2011-12-20 16:04:47 +0100
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What are you hoping to get? 0.414.. etc?
Yes. when you write the code above you get an error regarding the type of the objects.