## DESCRIPTION ## Multivariable differential calculus: interactive graph of 3D function in rectangular coordinates ## ENDDESCRIPTION ## KEYWORDS('multivariable differential calculus', '3D graph', 'rectangular coordinates') ## DBsubject('WeBWorK') ## DBchapter('WeBWorK Tutorial') ## DBsection('Fort Lewis Tutorial 2011') ## Date('01/30/2011') ## Author('Paul Pearson') ## Institution('Fort Lewis College') ## TitleText1('') ## EditionText1('') ## AuthorText1('') ## Section1('') ## Problem1('') #################################### # Initialization DOCUMENT(); loadMacros( "PGstandard.pl", "MathObjects.pl", "parserPopUp.pl", "LiveGraphicsRectangularPlot3D.pl", ); TEXT(beginproblem()); ################################## # Set-up Context("Numeric"); Context()->variables->are(x=>"Real",y=>"Real",r=>"Real",s=>"Real",t=>"Real"); $a = - random(-1,1,2); $plot = RectangularPlot3DRectangularDomain( function => Formula("t^2+$a*s^2"), xvar => "s", yvar => "t", xmin => -2, xmax => 2, ymin => -2, ymax => 2, xsamples => 10, ysamples => 10, axesframed => 1, xaxislabel => "S", yaxislabel => "T", zaxislabel => "Z", outputtype => 4, ); if ( $a == -1) { $im = "hyperbolic-paraboloid.png"; $pop = PopUp( ["Choose","Paraboloid","Hyperbolic paraboloid"], "Hyperbolic paraboloid"); } else { $im = "paraboloid.png"; $pop = PopUp( ["Choose","Paraboloid","Hyperbolic paraboloid"], "Paraboloid"); } #################################### # Main text Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_TEXT The graph below is called a \{ $pop->menu() \} $PAR $BCENTER \{ Live3Ddata( $plot, image => $im, size => [400,400], tex_size => 600, tex_center => 1, scale => 1.1, ); \} $ECENTER END_TEXT Context()->normalStrings; ##################################### # Answer evaluation $showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1; ANS( $pop->cmp() ); ##################################### # Solution Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_SOLUTION ${PAR}SOLUTION:${PAR} Solution explanation goes here. END_SOLUTION Context()->normalStrings; COMMENT("MathObject version."); ENDDOCUMENT();