Re: Making plots using transformation rules
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- Subject: [mg71961] Re: Making plots using transformation rules
- From: "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 06:03:39 -0500 (EST)
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See this link: http://www.verbeia.com/mathematica/tips/HTMLLinks/GraphicsTricks_41.html Dimitris amannuc at yahoo.com wrote: > I've read about making plots of functions, for example: > > Plot[Evaluate[f[x]], {x, 0, 10}] > > I don't have this sort of function to plot. Because it involves > derivatives, I only get numerical output after defining a > transformation rule. A simple example (not the real one) is the > following: > > g[t_] := D[t^2, t] > g[t] /. t -> 1 > > I cannot evaluate g[1], because then Mathematica thinks I am trying to > take a derivative with respect to the number 1, and flags that as > error. So I need the transformation rule to get function values. > > What is the best way to plot g[t]? I am looking to create multiple > transformation rules that replace the argument t with a reasonable > range of values. Then I can plot g[t] versus t. Plot will not do this > directly because it takes variable values as input. However, as I've > said, the construction g[x] (x = some number) flags an error. > > Thanks for your help.