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Re: Dynamically changing 2 interdependent variables.

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  • Subject: [mg81556] Re: Dynamically changing 2 interdependent variables.
  • From: Michael Knap <michael.j.knap at comcast.net>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:52:19 -0400 (EDT)
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Thank you for all of the replies! I actually now see 3 different ways to 
construct what I want; and, I see that I have a lot more to learn about 
Mathematica.



Michael Knap wrote:
> Ok, I have looked over the Documentation, but I still haven't quite
> figured out how to do exactly what I want to do.
> 
> I am working on a Physics app dealing with waves, so I want to be able
> to input a wave number either expressly, as k, or in terms of lambda.
> 
> This is the relationship:  k = (2 Pi) / lambda .
> 
> I want to be able to change either variable in a Manipulate[] function,
> and have the other update appropriately.
> 
> This is what I have started with:
> 
> Manipulate[
>   Dynamic[
>    Row[{
>      TraditionalForm[k = (2 Pi)/lam],
>      " = ",
>      TraditionalForm[2 Pi]/TraditionalForm[lam = (2 Pi)/k]
>      }]
>    ],
>   {{k, 1}, .00001, 1},
>   {{lam, 2 Pi}, 2 Pi, 100}
>   ]
> 
> Notice how changing the lam slider works as expected. Changing the k
> slider does not.
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 


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