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Differential Equation Graph Application Overview

Differential Equation Editor Window Menus and Buttons

This section provides basic information about Differential Equation Editor window menus and

commands.

 

 

 

• For information about the

menu, see “Using the

Menu” on page 1-5-4.

Edit Menu ([DiffEq], [IC], [Graphs])

 

 

 

 

 

 

To do this:

 

 

Select this Edit menu

 

 

item:

 

 

 

Cut the selected character string and place it onto the clipboard

Cut

 

 

 

Copy the selected character string and place it onto the

 

Copy

clipboard

 

 

 

 

 

Paste the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor

 

Paste

position on the Differential Equation Editor window

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select the entire expression you are editing

 

Select All

 

 

 

Delete the line of data at the current cursor location

 

Delete Line

 

 

Clear all input data from the currently displayed tab ([DiffEq],

Clear All

[IC], or [Graphs])

 

 

 

 

 

Type Menu ([DiffEq])

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To input this:

 

 

Select this Type menu

 

 

item:

 

 

 

A single first order differential equation

 

1st (Slope Field)

 

 

A single second order differential equation or a set of two first

2nd (Phase Plane)

order differential equations

 

 

 

 

 

A higher order differential equation or a set of multiple

 

Nth (No Field)

differential equations

 

 

 

 

 

Type Menu ([Graphs])

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To input this:

 

 

Select this Type menu

 

 

item:

 

 

 

f(x) type functions

 

 

f(x)

 

 

 

 

Parametric functions

 

 

Parametric

 

 

 

 

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