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Graphing Software

Started by ontheheap Oct 4, 2005 at 12:21 PM 1 replies 1.3k views
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ontheheap
ontheheap
I've been looking for an application for OS X that can plot linear equations (such as vertical motion) over a range of values. I'm having a hard time drawing decent graphs (they look like they were drawn by a 5 year old) in one of my labs and I'm afraid my prof. may start deducting points from my grade. I've checked out a number of freeware programs at http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/math_science/, but either they only plot for general functions (ie, f(x) = sin(x)), or they will plot the linear equation at only 1 specific value for each variable. For example: I need something that can graph ----------------------- y = (V_y_0 * t + .5*a*t^2) a = - 10 V_y_0 = +10 from t = 0 to 1.8 ----------------------- Any suggestions?
alvaro
alvaro
gnuplot seems to do what you need, and I am sure it exists for OS X.

gnuplot> a = - 10
gnuplot> V_y_0 = +10
gnuplot> plot [0:1.8] (V_y_0 * x + .5*a*x**2)

ontheheap
ontheheap
That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

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