Re: Mathematica 4.1 How to.....
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- Subject: [mg27269] Re: Mathematica 4.1 How to.....
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 03:58:19 -0500 (EST)
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Exp is the exponential funcition, E is the constant Exp[1] E alao has a
special symbol obtained by typing \[ExponentialE] or the sequence Escape ee
Escape.
The lower case e is just a letter without any meaning.
(See the palette found under the menu File>Palettes>CompleteCharacters)
Hence
Plot[1+E^x, {x,-2,2}]
Plot[1+Exp[x], {x,-2,2}]
Built-in Mathematica symbols begin with capitals; function application uses
[ ] not ( ). But you can use the latter if the expression is in
TraditionalForm (see later).
Plot[Cos[Pi x], {x,-2,2}]
We can get a Greek pi via the sequence Escape p Escape
Mathematica in does not understand |x| , where | is the normal bar on the
keyboard.
We can use:
Plot[Abs[x],{x,-2,2}]
If you want to see the inputs above in traditional notation then select the
cells (click on the bracket) and then use the menu Cell> Convert To>
Traditional Form.
Then reevaluate them to check that they work.
We can type directly in traditional form, but that takes us into
typsetting ---- .
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Allan
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"Tony" <tony at magic101.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:96asej$6f9 at smc.vnet.net...
> I have a trial version of this software.
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> Can anyone tell me how I plot a graph such as
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> 1 + e to power of x
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> I am damned if I can find out how to do this
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> Please Please someone help
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> Another 2 I am having difficulty with is plotting
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> cos(pi x) Pi having its symbolic sign
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> and
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> |x-1|
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> Im probably just a numpty right enough
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> Please email to tony at magic101.co.uk
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> Thanx
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> Tony
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