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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>
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<screeninfo>Examples</screeninfo>
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<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 an visual features like: <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> These features help in learning the relationship between mathematical functions and their graphical representation in a coordinate system.</para>
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