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Level curves

Returns the level curve of a differentiable function.

Syntax

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level_curves(Function)

Description

Given a function f and a real c or list {c1,...,cn}, returns the curve f(x,y)=c or curves f(x,y)=ci

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Given a function ff returns the curve f(x,y)=cf(x,y) = c for some values of cc (see options).

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Options

Option

Description

Format

Default value

number_of_curves

We can choose how many level curves will be plotted (evenly distributed in the plotter)

{number_of_curves=20}

{number_of_curves=10}