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<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>&kmplot; is a mathematical function plotter for the &kde;
Desktop. It has a powerful built-in parser. You can plot different
functions simultaneously and combine them to build new
functions.</para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Examples</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="threeplots.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Examples</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>&kmplot; supports parametric functions and functions in
polar coordinates. Several grid modes are supported. Plots may be
printed with high precision in the correct scale.</para>
<para>&kmplot; also provides some numerical and visual features like:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Filling and calculating
the area between the plot and the first axis</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Finding maximum and
minimum values</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Changing function parameters dynamically</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Plotting
derivatives and integral functions.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>These features help in learning the
relationship between mathematical functions and their graphical
representation in a coordinate system.</para>
</chapter>
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