Complex Function Plot Program

APS Excellence in Physics Education Award
November 2019

Science SPORE Prize
November 2011

The Open Source Physics Project is supported by NSF DUE-0442581.

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Complex Function Plot Program

written by Wolfgang Christian

The Complex Function Plot program displays a user-defined complex function of position and time using representations that map phase into color. The default complex function is a time-dependent complex Gaussian and the representation can be changed by selecting a radio button. Additional parameters can be specified using the Display | Switch GUI menu item.

Complex Function Plot is an Open Source Physics program written for the teaching of mathematical methods in the sciences. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the math_complex_function_plot.jar file will run the program if Java is installed. Other mathematical methods programs are also available. They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Math.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java.

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Last Modified: May 18, 2008
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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Mathematical Tools - Complex Variables Other Sciences - Mathematics Quantum Physics - General	- Upper Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation = Lecture/Presentation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Professional/Practitioners - Educators	- application/java - application/exe	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2008 Wolfgang Christian
Additional information is available.
Keywords:: OSP, Open Source Physics, complex functions, complex numbers, mathematical methods, mathematics, quantum mechanics
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created May 12, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:: April 9, 2014 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: May 1, 2008
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/OSP/items/detail.cfm?ID=7065">Christian, Wolfgang. "Complex Function Plot Program." Version 1.0.</a>

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