User Manual

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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
plane vectors on and off
Arrows
Toggle the use of unit vectors for slope field or phase plane
graphing on and off
Unit Vectors
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,
all solution curves)
Clear All
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
y
-axis values
Square
Return View Window parameters to their settings prior to the
last zoom operation
Previous
Return the Differential Equation Graph window to its initial
default state
Quick Initialize