Re: Using manipulate with user entered variables and functions
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- Subject: [mg131118] Re: Using manipulate with user entered variables and functions
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:40:12 -0400 (EDT)
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Manipulate[ Module[{ var = Union[ Cases[f, _Symbol?(! NumericQ[#] &), Infinity]]}, Grid[{HoldForm[D["f", #]] & /@ var, Simplify[D[f, #] & /@ var]}, Frame -> All, FrameStyle -> {LightGray, Thin}]], {f, { x (x^2 + y^3), x*Sqrt[x^2 + y^2 + z^2], Sin[(x^2 - t)]/(x (y^2 + z^2))}, ControlType -> PopupMenu}] Bob Hanlon On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:05 AM, <nmueggen at gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to create a program through which a user can enter a number of > variable names and a function of those variables. The program then > performs calculations based on derivatives of the function with respect to > the entered variables. Eventually this will become a tool for error > propagation in an undergraduate physics lab. > > The following simple program allows a user to enter two variables and a > function of those variables. It then calculates the partial derivatives of > the function with respect to each of the variables. > > Manipulate[{D[f, var[1]], D[f, var[2]]}, {var[1], x}, {var[2], y}, {f, > x^2 + y^3}] > > > I would like to extend this program to allow for an adjustable number of > variables. I'm imagining using nested manipulate commands to allow the > number of variables to be user controlled. To do this I also need the > program to be able to adjust how many derivatives are being calculated. I > tried to > replace the list of derivative commands with a table: > > Manipulate[ > Table[D[f, var[i]], {i, 1, 2}], {var[1], x}, {var[2], y}, {f, > x^2 + y^3}] > > This does not work. I suspect that the Table command somehow causes it to > calculate the derivatives before the function and/or variables are defined > based on the manipulate controls. How do I control this order of > evaluation? > > Thank you, > > Nathan > >