Re: square wave function
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- Subject: [mg31692] Re: [mg31663] square wave function
- From: Tomas Garza <tgarza01 at prodigy.net.mx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 16:44:09 -0500 (EST)
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Yes. Perhaps you may try
In[1]:=
f[x_] := Mod[x, 2] - 1
Then look at
In[2]:=
Plot[Sign[f[x - 1]], {x, -10, 10}]
Tomas Garza
Mexico City
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Dimitriou" <peterangelo at mindspring.com>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg31692] [mg31663] square wave function
> To all who responded last time I posted, thank you, I was able to
> resolve that on my own.
>
> My new Question deals with the following lines of Mathematica code:
>
>
> Clear[square]
> square[x_] := 1 /; 0<x<1
> square[x_] := -1 /; -1<x<0
>
> Plot[square[x], {x,-1,1}]
>
> This defines and plots a square wave of period 2 between -1 and 1.
> The question is how do I define this for all x (-inf<x<inf, with
> period 2) in Mathematica? The Only hint I get is to consider using
> the Mod function. Scratched my head long enough anyone out there
> willing to help?
>
> Peter
>
- References:
- square wave function
- From: peterangelo@mindspring.com (Peter Dimitriou)
- square wave function