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1 day 1: Antiderivatives
and Slope Fields
Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
First, a little review:
Consider:
2
3 y x = +
then:
2 y x
'
= 2 y x
'
=
2
5 y x =
or
It doesnt matter whether the constant was 3 or -5, since
when we take the derivative the constant disappears.
However, when we try to reverse the operation:
Given: 2 y x
'
= find y
2
y x C = +
We dont know what the
constant is, so we put C in
the answer to remind us that
there might have been a
constant.
Draw a segment
with slope of 2.
Draw a segment
with slope of 0.
Draw a segment
with slope of 4.
2 y x
'
=
x
y
y
'
0 0 0
0 1 0
0 0
0 0
2
3
1 0
2
1 1 2
2 0 4
-1
0
-2
-2
0 -4
2 y x
'
=
If you know an initial
condition, such as (1,-2), you
can sketch the curve.
By following the slope field,
you get a rough picture of
what the curve looks like.
In this case, it is a parabola.
On the TI-89:
Push MODE and change the Graph type to DIFF EQUATIONS.
MODE
Go to: Y=
Press and make sure FIELDS is set to SLPFLD.
I
( )
1 2 1/ 1 ^2 y t y t
'
= - - +
Set the viewing
window:
Then draw the graph:
WINDOW
GRAPH
Be sure to change the Graph type back to FUNCTION
when you are done graphing slope fields.