plotting a function of three variables



On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:36:44 +0200
Maths Mathematica Geometry Crew <mathematica@linfe.it> wrote:

> I am still not able to plot a function of three vars, one of them
> having been fixed. Let us call t the third variable; here are my last 
> two attempts:
> 
> 
> --1:
> 
>   (C4)  ff(x,y,t) := x*t/(y-3);
> 
> 					       x t
>   (D4)                         ff(x, y, t) := -----
> 					      y - 3
> 
>   (C6)   plot3d(ff(x,y,t),[x,2,3],[y,2,4],[nticks,100]);
> 
>   Error: Expected 3 args but received 2 args
>   Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
>   Error signalled by MACSYMA-TOP-LEVEL.
>   Broken at LAMBDA.  Type :H for Help.
>   MAXIMA>>
Sorry, I don't understand what did you want to plot? The function above has singularity as well......
If you have the function of three vars it could be visualized in 4 dim space or you might look at section
in 3D by plotting the sequence of graphs ff(x,y,{t=1...}).
I feel, you meant the parametric plot like, [x(t),y(t),z(t)]? As far as I know, maxima is able to make parametric plot 
only in 2D.    

rgds,
Valerij