Features
Why should you use Graph?
Here are some of the things Graph can do for you:
Draw functions
Graph can draw normal functions, parameter functions, and polar functions.
You can use a lot of built-in functions, e.g. sin, cos, log, etc. You
may specify color, width and line style of the graphs, and the graphs
may me limited to an interval. It is also possible to show a circle at
the ends indicating open or closed interval.
Draw relation
Graph can show any equation and inequality, for example sin(x) <
cos(y) or x^2 + y^2 = 25. You can choose line width and color for the
equations, and color and shading style for the inequalities.
Interact with other programs
You can save the
coordinate system with graphs as an image on disk either as a bitmap (bmp),
Potable Network Graphics (png), JPEG, metafile (emf) or Portable Document Format (PDF). You
may also copy the coordinate system into another program, e.g. Microsoft
Word, either as a normal image or as an OLE object, which may be edited
later by double clicking on it.
A lot of options
While still easy to use Graph has a lot of customization possibilities,
e.g. fonts, colors, axes style, grids, etc. The axes, which may by normal
or logarithmic, can be placed either by entering specific values, or by
moving or zooming with the mouse.
Evaluate
Given an x-coordinate Graph will calculate the function value and the
first two derivatives for any given function. Alternatively the function
may be traced with the mouse. Graph can also fill a table with evaluated
function coordinates in a user specified range. Data from the table can
easily be copied into another program, e.g. Microsoft Excel.
Calculate
Graph can help you calculate the area under a function in a given interval
and the distance along the curve between two points on the function. The
program can also show the first derivative of a function, and create tangents
and normal lines to a function at given coordinates.
Point series and trendlines
You can create series of points with different markers, colors and size.
Data for a point series can be imported from other programs, e.g. Microsoft
Excel. It is possible to create a line of best fit from the data in a
point series, either from one of the built-in models or from a user specified
model.
Shadings and labels
Graph can insert shadings used to mark an area related to a function.
Shadings may be created with different styles and colors in a user specified
interval. In addition to the optional legend used to describe each function,
a label may be added anywhere in the system. A label can contain text
with different fonts, images and objects created in other programs.
Custom functions
You can create your own custom
functions and constants for use in functions, relations, etc. You can for
example create a custom function sinc(x)=
sin(x)/x and a constant R=
8.314510. You can when plot the function f(x)=R*sinc(x).
