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Response surface

Response surface chart

GraPL contains a wealth of mathematical operations that allow you to plot any arbitrarily complicated expression. This makes it the ideal tool for visualising mathematical, and scientific, formulae.

The plot above shows the function sin*cos for all values between 0 and 360 degrees. Unlike traditional spreadsheets, GraPL calculates all of the data points required, and then graphs them, from the simple formula. This is an example of where GraPL can help you with reports & coursework by taking the pain out of generating professional graphics.

This is just one of the charts included in the mathplot.gpl GraPL sample file.

Box volume

The charts below show how GraPL can be used to analyse a real world problem using mathematical formulae. In this case, how does the size of cutout, and length of sides effect the volume of a box?

Volume vs Cutout

First difference of volume

Volume vs Cutout vs Side length


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