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Class EDU.emporia.mathtools.ParametricCurve

Object
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   +----EDU.emporia.mathtools.ParametricCurve

public class ParametricCurve

extends Object

implements Graphable

Version:

1.0

Author:

Joe Yanik

Since:

7/7/00

tDelta

The minimum suggested t-value to be used in sketching the curve

tMax

The minimum suggested t-value to be used in sketching the curve

tMin

The minimum suggested t-value to be used in sketching the curve

title

The title describing the curve

x

The function describing the x-parameter for the curve

y

The function describing the x-parameter for the curve

EDU.emporia.mathtools.ParametricCurve()

no-argument constructor

EDU.emporia.mathtools.ParametricCurve(MathFunction, MathFunction)

Version of the constructor that allows the curve to be described by two MathFunction objects

getPoint(double)

Gets the point on the curve at the specified parameter.

getPoints(double, double, int)

Gets an array of points on the curve between the two specified t-values

getPoints(double, double, double)

Gets an array of points on the curve between the two specified t-values

getTDelta()

Gets the suggested distance between subsequent t-values in sketching the curve

getTMax()

Gets the maximum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

getTMin()

Gets the minimum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

getTitle()

Gets the title used to describe the curve.

setTDelta(double)

Sets the suggested distance between subsequent t-values in sketching the curve

setTMax(double)

Sets the maximum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

setTMin(double)

Sets the minimum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

setTitle(String)

Sets the title used to describe the curve.

protected double tDelta

The minimum suggested t-value to be used in sketching the curve

protected double tMax

The minimum suggested t-value to be used in sketching the curve

protected double tMin

The minimum suggested t-value to be used in sketching the curve

protected java.lang.String title

The title describing the curve

protected EDU.emporia.mathtools.MathFunction x

The function describing the x-parameter for the curve

protected EDU.emporia.mathtools.MathFunction y

The function describing the x-parameter for the curve

public ParametricCurve()

no-argument constructor

public ParametricCurve(MathFunction x,
                       MathFunction y)

Version of the constructor that allows the curve to be described by two MathFunction objects

Parameters:

x - The function defining the x-parameter

y - The function defining the y-parameter

public EDU.emporia.mathtools.Point2D getPoint(double u)

Gets the point on the curve at the specified parameter.

Parameters:

u - The parameter for the point

Returns:

A point on the curve.

public EDU.emporia.mathtools.Point2D[] getPoints(double uMin,
                                                 double uMax,
                                                 int numberOfPoints)

Gets an array of points on the curve between the two specified t-values

Parameters:

uMin - The minimum t-value determining the array

uMax - The maximum t-value determining the array

numberOfPoints - The number of points in the array

Returns:

An array of points on the curve

public EDU.emporia.mathtools.Point2D[] getPoints(double uMin,
                                                 double uMax,
                                                 double delta)

Gets an array of points on the curve between the two specified t-values

Parameters:

uMin - The minimum t-value determining the array

uMax - The maximum t-value determining the array.

delta - The distance between subsequent t-values used in creating the array.

Returns:

An array of points on the curve

public double getTDelta()

Gets the suggested distance between subsequent t-values in sketching the curve

Returns:

The suggested distance between subsequent t-values in sketching the curve

public double getTMax()

Gets the maximum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

Returns:

The maximum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

public double getTMin()

Gets the minimum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

Returns:

The minimum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

public java.lang.String getTitle()

Gets the title used to describe the curve.

Returns:

The title used to describe the curve.

public void setTDelta(double tDelta)

Sets the suggested distance between subsequent t-values in sketching the curve

Parameters:

tDelta - The suggested distance between subsequent t-values in sketching the curve

public void setTMax(double tMax)

Sets the maximum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

Parameters:

tMax - The maximum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

public void setTMin(double tMin)

Sets the minimum suggested value of t that to be used in parameterizing the curve

Parameters:

tMin - The minimum suggested value of t that will be used in parameterizing the curve

public void setTitle(String title)

Sets the title used to describe the curve.

Parameters:

title - The title used to describe the curve.

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