docs/kmplot/introduction.docbook

0001 <chapter id="introduction">
0002 <title
0003 >Introduction</title>
0004
0005 <para
0006 >&kmplot; is a mathematical function plotter for the &kde; Desktop. It has a powerful built-in parser. You can plot different functions simultaneously and combine them to build new functions.</para>
0007
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0010 >Examples</screeninfo>
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0017 >Examples</phrase>
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0022 <para
0023 >&kmplot; supports parametric functions and functions in polar coordinates. Several grid modes are supported. Plots may be printed with high precision in the correct scale.</para>
0024
0025 <para
0026 >&kmplot; also provides some numerical an visual features like: <itemizedlist
0027 > <listitem
0028 ><para
0029 >Filling and calculating the area between the plot and the first axis</para
0030 > </listitem
0031 > <listitem
0032 ><para
0033 >Finding maximum and minimum values</para
0034 > </listitem
0035 > <listitem
0036 ><para
0037 >Changing function parameters dynamically</para
0038 > </listitem
0039 > <listitem
0040 ><para
0041 >Plotting derivatives and integral functions.</para
0042 > </listitem
0043 > </itemizedlist
0044 > These features help in learning the relationship between mathematical functions and their graphical representation in a coordinate system.</para>
0045
0046 </chapter>
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