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Differential Equation Graph Application Overview

Differential Equation Graph Window Menus and Buttons

This section provides basic information about Differential Equation Graph window menus and commands.

Edit Menu

To do this:

Select this Edit menu

item:

 

Toggle arrows to indicate the direction of slope field or phase

Arrows

plane vectors on and off

 

Toggle the use of unit vectors for slope field or phase plane

Unit Vectors

graphing on and off

 

Display the Differential Equation Editor window [DiffEq] tab

Editor - DiffEq.Editor

 

 

Display the Differential Equation Editor window [IC] tab

Editor - IC Editor

 

 

Display the Differential Equation Editor window [Graphs] tab

Editor - Graph Editor

 

 

Clear all currently registered initial conditions (and, as a result,

Clear All

all solution curves)

 

Zoom Menu

 

 

 

To do this:

Select this Zoom menu

item:

 

Enlarge the part of the screen bounded by a box

Box

 

 

Zoom in by the zoom factor

Zoom In

 

 

Zoom out by the zoom factor

Zoom Out

 

 

Return a graph to its original size

Original

 

 

Adjust View Window x-axis values so they are identical to the

Square

y-axis values

 

Return View Window parameters to their settings prior to the

Previous

last zoom operation

 

Return the Differential Equation Graph window to its initial

Quick Initialize

default state

 

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