Re: Manipulate (from Wolfram Demonstrations)
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- Subject: [mg76813] Re: Manipulate (from Wolfram Demonstrations)
- From: David Reiss <dbreiss at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 00:51:49 -0400 (EDT)
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Yes the code is slightly confusing. The x being used in the Epilog
is not the same as the x in the itterator of the Plot. Rather it is
used in the substitution within the right hand side of the Epilog
rule, being replaced by xi within the expression for p in that:
Epilog -> ({Orange, PointSize[.02], Point[{xi, p}], Thickness[.005],
Line[{{xi - dx, p - dx pp}, {xi + dx, p + dx pp}}]} /. x -> xi)
and the xi is taken from the value in the slider (that is responsible
for the parameter xi but, in the Manipulate, is labeled by
Subscript[x, 0]. So, in effect the x is the expression for p is used
in two different ways in the Plot. Once for the plot of the p curve
and a different way for the substitution x->xi.
--David
http://scientificarts.com/worklife
**[Version 2.0 -- now Mathematica 6 compatible!]**
Bruce Colletti wrote:
> Re Mathematica 6.0 under WinXP.
>
> The code below (from Wolfram Demonstrations site) plots a tangent at the point set by the slider.
>
> Point[{xi,p}] baffles me: Point requires two numbers, but p is a function...I don't see how it evaluates to a number AT THIS location in the Manipulate statement.
>
> What is the mechanism that makes p evaluate to a number? Is it somehow referring to Plot's {x,-2,2} ?
>
> Thankx.
>
> Bruce
>
> Manipulate[
> With[{p = a x^3 + b x^2 + c x, dx = .8},
> With[{pp = D[p, x]},
> Plot[p, {x, -2, 2}, Ticks -> None, PlotRange -> All,
> Epilog -> ({Orange, PointSize[.02], Point[{xi, p}],
> Thickness[.005],
> Line[{{xi - dx, p - dx pp}, {xi + dx, p + dx pp}}]} /.
> x -> xi)]]], {{xi, 0, Subscript[x, 0]}, -2,
> 2}, Delimiter, {{a, -2, "a"}, -2, 2}, {{b, -2, "b"}, -2,
> 2}, {{c, -2, "c"}, -2, 2}, ControllerLinking -> True]