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Texas Instruments TITANIUM TI-89 User Manual

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Differential Equation Graphing

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Window Variables

Window Variables

Window Variables

Window Variables

Differential equation graphs use the following Window variables. Depending on the

Solution Method

and

Fields

graph formats, not all of these variables are listed in the

Window Editor (

8 $) at the same time.

Axes

Description

TIME

Plots t on the x axis and y (the solutions to the selected
differential equations) on the y axis.

CUSTOM

Lets you select the x and y axes.

Variable

Description

t0

Time at which the initial conditions entered in the Y= Editor
occur. You can set t0 in the Window Editor and Y= Editor.
(If you set t0 in the Y= Editor, tplot is set to the same value
automatically.)

tmax, tstep

Used to determine the t values where the equations are
plotted:
y'(t0)
y'(t0+tstep)
y'(t0+2

ù

tstep)

... not to exceed ...
y'(tmax)
If Fields = SLPFLD, tmax is ignored. Equations are plotted
from t0 to both edges of the screen in tstep increments.