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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>&kmplot; is a mathematical function plotter for the &kde;
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Desktop. It has a powerful built-in parser. You can plot different
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functions simultaneously and combine them to build new
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functions.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Examples</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="threeplots.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Examples</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>&kmplot; supports parametric functions and functions in
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polar coordinates. Several grid modes are supported. Plots may be
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printed with high precision in the correct scale.</para>
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<para>&kmplot; also provides some numerical and visual features like:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Filling and calculating
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the area between the plot and the first axis</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Finding maximum and
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minimum values</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Changing function parameters dynamically</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Plotting
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derivatives and integral functions.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>These features help in learning the
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relationship between mathematical functions and their graphical
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representation in a coordinate system.</para>
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</chapter>
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