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Plotting and Exploring Functions
Defining a Problem ............................................................... 3-1
Select an Aplet .................................................................... 3-2
Define an Expression (Symbolic View)............................3-2
Evaluating Expressions ..................................................... 3-5
Examples: Defining Expressions ...................................... 3-6
Plotting....................................................................................3-7
Plot the Expression (Plot View) ........................................ 3-7
Examples: Plotting ............................................................. 3-8
Exploring the Plot ............................................................... 3-11
Tracing .............................................................................. 3-12
Zooming.............................................................................3-13
Other Views for Scaling and Splitting the Graph .......... 3-16
Setting Up the Plot (Plot Setup) ......................................... 3-18
Interactive Root-Finding ................................................. 3-19
Examples: Root-Finding with Plots ............................... 3-21
Using a Table of Numbers .................................................. 3-23
Display a Table of Numbers (Numeric View) ............... 3-23
Exploring the Table of Numbers .................................... 3-24
Setting Up the Table (Numeric Setup) ........................... 3-25
Building Your Own Table of Numbers..........................3-26
More Examples .................................................................... 3-28
Solve
Solving Equations..................................................................4-2
Define the Equation ........................................................... 4-2
Solve for the Unknown Variable ...................................... 4-4
Plotting the Equation ............................................................ 4-6
Interpreting Results...............................................................4-7
Plotting to Find Guesses........................................................4-8
About Variables...................................................................4-11
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