Re: Manipulate (from Wolfram Demonstrations)
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- Subject: [mg76822] Re: [mg76774] Manipulate (from Wolfram Demonstrations)
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 00:56:34 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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The value of p is not really a function, but rather the expression
a x^3 + b x^2 + c x involving x. And in the Epilog, the phrase "/. x ->
xi" applies to the part of the expression that includes Point[{xi,p}].
Thus the value of x in a x^3 + b x^2 + c x is replaced by xi.
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]
>
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Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu
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- References:
- Manipulate (from Wolfram Demonstrations)
- From: Bruce Colletti <vze269bv@verizon.net>
- Manipulate (from Wolfram Demonstrations)