Subject: Command Line and Plot2d: different resutls
From: John P Oliver
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 22:47:18 -0500
Probably I this is due to some pilot error, but I am confused why I get
different results when I evaluate a function at the command line
compared to using Plot2D.
Functions of interest are:
fmod(x,y):=(1.0*x/(1.0*y) - floor(1.0*x/(1.0*y)))*(1.0*y);
triangleWv(t,tp):=if fmod(floor(t*1.0/(1.0*tp)),2.0) = 0.0 then
fmod(t,tp) else tp - fmod(t,tp);
My function triangleWv(t,tP) was intended to plot a "triangle wave" with
period 2*tP; i.e., for triangleWv(t,10.0), 0<= t <= 20, the intention is
to get a straight line with positive slope from 0 to 10, and then a
straight line with negative slope from 10 to 20.
Following gives results from command line:
> (%i7) triangleWv(3.0,10.0);
> (%o7) 3.0
and
> (%i8) triangleWv(13.0,10.0);
> (%o8) 7.0
These are the intended results.
Yet, when I try
> (%i9) plot2d([triangleWv(t,10.0)], [t,0,20], [gnuplot_preamble, "set
> xrange [0:20];"])$
I get two periods of a straight line with negative slope.
Is this a "bug", or more likely my confusion.
Thanks,
John