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Is there a calculator with functionality similar to Desmos but in $3$ dimensions? I am looking to learn about families of quadric surfaces so I am looking for a $3$D calculator with sliders.










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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slider_%28sandwich%29
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    Sounds good right about now.
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    Do you have a real graphing calculator?
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    Interestingly enough, you can make (read: fake) 3D graphs in Desmos (which means you can use sliders) desmos.com/calculator/nqom2ih05g desmos.com/calculator/shw1wthey5
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    @JosiahKrutz thanks for sharing, now that's awesome!
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Is there a calculator with functionality similar to Desmos but in $3$ dimensions? I am looking to learn about families of quadric surfaces so I am looking for a $3$D calculator with sliders.










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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slider_%28sandwich%29
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    – Will Jagy
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    Sounds good right about now.
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    – Wolfgang
    Feb 26 '14 at 2:57










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    Do you have a real graphing calculator?
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    – evamvid
    Feb 26 '14 at 3:04






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    Interestingly enough, you can make (read: fake) 3D graphs in Desmos (which means you can use sliders) desmos.com/calculator/nqom2ih05g desmos.com/calculator/shw1wthey5
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    – Josiah Krutz
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    @JosiahKrutz thanks for sharing, now that's awesome!
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Is there a calculator with functionality similar to Desmos but in $3$ dimensions? I am looking to learn about families of quadric surfaces so I am looking for a $3$D calculator with sliders.










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Is there a calculator with functionality similar to Desmos but in $3$ dimensions? I am looking to learn about families of quadric surfaces so I am looking for a $3$D calculator with sliders.







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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slider_%28sandwich%29
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    – Will Jagy
    Feb 26 '14 at 2:54










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    Sounds good right about now.
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    – Wolfgang
    Feb 26 '14 at 2:57










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    Do you have a real graphing calculator?
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    – evamvid
    Feb 26 '14 at 3:04






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    $begingroup$
    Interestingly enough, you can make (read: fake) 3D graphs in Desmos (which means you can use sliders) desmos.com/calculator/nqom2ih05g desmos.com/calculator/shw1wthey5
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    – Josiah Krutz
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    @JosiahKrutz thanks for sharing, now that's awesome!
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    – KKZiomek
    Dec 26 '18 at 14:32














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    $begingroup$
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slider_%28sandwich%29
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    – Will Jagy
    Feb 26 '14 at 2:54










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    Sounds good right about now.
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    – Wolfgang
    Feb 26 '14 at 2:57










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    Do you have a real graphing calculator?
    $endgroup$
    – evamvid
    Feb 26 '14 at 3:04






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    $begingroup$
    Interestingly enough, you can make (read: fake) 3D graphs in Desmos (which means you can use sliders) desmos.com/calculator/nqom2ih05g desmos.com/calculator/shw1wthey5
    $endgroup$
    – Josiah Krutz
    Jun 24 '14 at 0:19






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    @JosiahKrutz thanks for sharing, now that's awesome!
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    – KKZiomek
    Dec 26 '18 at 14:32








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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slider_%28sandwich%29
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– Will Jagy
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slider_%28sandwich%29
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– Will Jagy
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Sounds good right about now.
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– Wolfgang
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Sounds good right about now.
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– Wolfgang
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Do you have a real graphing calculator?
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Do you have a real graphing calculator?
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Interestingly enough, you can make (read: fake) 3D graphs in Desmos (which means you can use sliders) desmos.com/calculator/nqom2ih05g desmos.com/calculator/shw1wthey5
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– Josiah Krutz
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$begingroup$
Interestingly enough, you can make (read: fake) 3D graphs in Desmos (which means you can use sliders) desmos.com/calculator/nqom2ih05g desmos.com/calculator/shw1wthey5
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– Josiah Krutz
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Updated, December 2018: I made the following website with the aim of producing a Desmos-like experience in 3D for my multivariable calculus students.



math3d.org



You can create and animate points, vectors, curves, surfaces (explicit & implicit), and vector fields. After creating a demonstration, you can save it and share.



Here are three scenes that I particularly like:




  • Parametric Curves, Velocity and Acceleration

  • Volumes of Revolution, Shell Method


  • Hyperboloids as a Ruled Surface (+screenshot) enter image description here


This project is on Github. If you find bugs or have ideas for improvements, please open an issue!






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    This is absolutely awesome. I'm taking multivariable calculus this semester, discovered MathBox.js, and was wanting to make something like this, but haven't had time (lots of homework) to build anything this sophisticated. So, thanks!
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    – tommytwoeyes
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    This is awesome. Exactly what i want! I'm using it to visualize my example in textbook. Thank you!
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    Thank you thank you thank you!
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GeoGebra does exactly what you want:



https://www.geogebra.org/3d



It already supports all quadrics. You can try it here:



https://www.geogebra.org/3d?command=a=1;z=x%5E2-a*y%5E2#3d






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    If you are on a Mac, you can try the included application called Grapher:




    1. Open Grapher by opening Spotlight (Command+Space) and typing 'Grapher' (and hitting enter)

    2. Click '3D Graph' and hit the Choose button

    3. Your text cursor should be to the right of 'z=' inside a text box; type any 3D function including the parameter 'a', such as sin(a*x), and hit enter

    4. Click the plus button at the bottom left hand corner of the window, and click New Equation

    5. Erase the 'z=', type 'a=2', and hit enter

    6. Open the Equation menu and select Animate Parameter

    7. Now drag the slider to change the parameter!

    8. (optional) If you want to have the slider act continuously, click the right most 'Settings' button above the slider (with the two checkboxes and lines), and check the box labeled Continuous Range


    Enjoy!






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      You can actually just use Desmos!



      https://www.desmos.com/calculator/euncwbhqlb






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        http://www.graphycalc.com/ is an excellent site. try it out.






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          You might try http://web.monroecc.edu/manila/webfiles/calcNSF/JavaCode/CalcPlot3D.htm. It has sliders available under the Parameters->Adjust Parameters menu option.






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            Updated, December 2018: I made the following website with the aim of producing a Desmos-like experience in 3D for my multivariable calculus students.



            math3d.org



            You can create and animate points, vectors, curves, surfaces (explicit & implicit), and vector fields. After creating a demonstration, you can save it and share.



            Here are three scenes that I particularly like:




            • Parametric Curves, Velocity and Acceleration

            • Volumes of Revolution, Shell Method


            • Hyperboloids as a Ruled Surface (+screenshot) enter image description here


            This project is on Github. If you find bugs or have ideas for improvements, please open an issue!






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              This is absolutely awesome. I'm taking multivariable calculus this semester, discovered MathBox.js, and was wanting to make something like this, but haven't had time (lots of homework) to build anything this sophisticated. So, thanks!
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              – tommytwoeyes
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              This is awesome. Exactly what i want! I'm using it to visualize my example in textbook. Thank you!
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              – nCm
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              Thank you thank you thank you!
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              – Ovi
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              @Ovi Glad you like it! See updated post.
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              – Chris Chudzicki
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              @ChrisChudzicki Very nice! Just had time to check it out. One small thing though; when graphing an explicit surface, I tried to change the domain for $x, y$ and it didn't seem to work.
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            $begingroup$

            Updated, December 2018: I made the following website with the aim of producing a Desmos-like experience in 3D for my multivariable calculus students.



            math3d.org



            You can create and animate points, vectors, curves, surfaces (explicit & implicit), and vector fields. After creating a demonstration, you can save it and share.



            Here are three scenes that I particularly like:




            • Parametric Curves, Velocity and Acceleration

            • Volumes of Revolution, Shell Method


            • Hyperboloids as a Ruled Surface (+screenshot) enter image description here


            This project is on Github. If you find bugs or have ideas for improvements, please open an issue!






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              This is absolutely awesome. I'm taking multivariable calculus this semester, discovered MathBox.js, and was wanting to make something like this, but haven't had time (lots of homework) to build anything this sophisticated. So, thanks!
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              – tommytwoeyes
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              This is awesome. Exactly what i want! I'm using it to visualize my example in textbook. Thank you!
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              Thank you thank you thank you!
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              – Ovi
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              @Ovi Glad you like it! See updated post.
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              – Chris Chudzicki
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              @ChrisChudzicki Very nice! Just had time to check it out. One small thing though; when graphing an explicit surface, I tried to change the domain for $x, y$ and it didn't seem to work.
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            $begingroup$

            Updated, December 2018: I made the following website with the aim of producing a Desmos-like experience in 3D for my multivariable calculus students.



            math3d.org



            You can create and animate points, vectors, curves, surfaces (explicit & implicit), and vector fields. After creating a demonstration, you can save it and share.



            Here are three scenes that I particularly like:




            • Parametric Curves, Velocity and Acceleration

            • Volumes of Revolution, Shell Method


            • Hyperboloids as a Ruled Surface (+screenshot) enter image description here


            This project is on Github. If you find bugs or have ideas for improvements, please open an issue!






            share|cite|improve this answer











            $endgroup$



            Updated, December 2018: I made the following website with the aim of producing a Desmos-like experience in 3D for my multivariable calculus students.



            math3d.org



            You can create and animate points, vectors, curves, surfaces (explicit & implicit), and vector fields. After creating a demonstration, you can save it and share.



            Here are three scenes that I particularly like:




            • Parametric Curves, Velocity and Acceleration

            • Volumes of Revolution, Shell Method


            • Hyperboloids as a Ruled Surface (+screenshot) enter image description here


            This project is on Github. If you find bugs or have ideas for improvements, please open an issue!







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              This is absolutely awesome. I'm taking multivariable calculus this semester, discovered MathBox.js, and was wanting to make something like this, but haven't had time (lots of homework) to build anything this sophisticated. So, thanks!
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              – tommytwoeyes
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              This is awesome. Exactly what i want! I'm using it to visualize my example in textbook. Thank you!
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              Thank you thank you thank you!
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              @Ovi Glad you like it! See updated post.
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              – Chris Chudzicki
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              @ChrisChudzicki Very nice! Just had time to check it out. One small thing though; when graphing an explicit surface, I tried to change the domain for $x, y$ and it didn't seem to work.
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              This is absolutely awesome. I'm taking multivariable calculus this semester, discovered MathBox.js, and was wanting to make something like this, but haven't had time (lots of homework) to build anything this sophisticated. So, thanks!
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              – tommytwoeyes
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              This is awesome. Exactly what i want! I'm using it to visualize my example in textbook. Thank you!
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              Thank you thank you thank you!
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              – Ovi
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              @Ovi Glad you like it! See updated post.
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              – Chris Chudzicki
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              @ChrisChudzicki Very nice! Just had time to check it out. One small thing though; when graphing an explicit surface, I tried to change the domain for $x, y$ and it didn't seem to work.
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            This is absolutely awesome. I'm taking multivariable calculus this semester, discovered MathBox.js, and was wanting to make something like this, but haven't had time (lots of homework) to build anything this sophisticated. So, thanks!
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            – tommytwoeyes
            Sep 22 '17 at 20:07




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            This is absolutely awesome. I'm taking multivariable calculus this semester, discovered MathBox.js, and was wanting to make something like this, but haven't had time (lots of homework) to build anything this sophisticated. So, thanks!
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            – tommytwoeyes
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            This is awesome. Exactly what i want! I'm using it to visualize my example in textbook. Thank you!
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            – nCm
            Feb 21 '18 at 3:41




            $begingroup$
            This is awesome. Exactly what i want! I'm using it to visualize my example in textbook. Thank you!
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            – nCm
            Feb 21 '18 at 3:41












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            Thank you thank you thank you!
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            – Ovi
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            Thank you thank you thank you!
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            – Ovi
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            @Ovi Glad you like it! See updated post.
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            – Chris Chudzicki
            Nov 10 '18 at 12:32




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            @Ovi Glad you like it! See updated post.
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            – Chris Chudzicki
            Nov 10 '18 at 12:32












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            @ChrisChudzicki Very nice! Just had time to check it out. One small thing though; when graphing an explicit surface, I tried to change the domain for $x, y$ and it didn't seem to work.
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            @ChrisChudzicki Very nice! Just had time to check it out. One small thing though; when graphing an explicit surface, I tried to change the domain for $x, y$ and it didn't seem to work.
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            GeoGebra does exactly what you want:



            https://www.geogebra.org/3d



            It already supports all quadrics. You can try it here:



            https://www.geogebra.org/3d?command=a=1;z=x%5E2-a*y%5E2#3d






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              GeoGebra does exactly what you want:



              https://www.geogebra.org/3d



              It already supports all quadrics. You can try it here:



              https://www.geogebra.org/3d?command=a=1;z=x%5E2-a*y%5E2#3d






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                GeoGebra does exactly what you want:



                https://www.geogebra.org/3d



                It already supports all quadrics. You can try it here:



                https://www.geogebra.org/3d?command=a=1;z=x%5E2-a*y%5E2#3d






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                GeoGebra does exactly what you want:



                https://www.geogebra.org/3d



                It already supports all quadrics. You can try it here:



                https://www.geogebra.org/3d?command=a=1;z=x%5E2-a*y%5E2#3d







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                    If you are on a Mac, you can try the included application called Grapher:




                    1. Open Grapher by opening Spotlight (Command+Space) and typing 'Grapher' (and hitting enter)

                    2. Click '3D Graph' and hit the Choose button

                    3. Your text cursor should be to the right of 'z=' inside a text box; type any 3D function including the parameter 'a', such as sin(a*x), and hit enter

                    4. Click the plus button at the bottom left hand corner of the window, and click New Equation

                    5. Erase the 'z=', type 'a=2', and hit enter

                    6. Open the Equation menu and select Animate Parameter

                    7. Now drag the slider to change the parameter!

                    8. (optional) If you want to have the slider act continuously, click the right most 'Settings' button above the slider (with the two checkboxes and lines), and check the box labeled Continuous Range


                    Enjoy!






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                      $begingroup$

                      If you are on a Mac, you can try the included application called Grapher:




                      1. Open Grapher by opening Spotlight (Command+Space) and typing 'Grapher' (and hitting enter)

                      2. Click '3D Graph' and hit the Choose button

                      3. Your text cursor should be to the right of 'z=' inside a text box; type any 3D function including the parameter 'a', such as sin(a*x), and hit enter

                      4. Click the plus button at the bottom left hand corner of the window, and click New Equation

                      5. Erase the 'z=', type 'a=2', and hit enter

                      6. Open the Equation menu and select Animate Parameter

                      7. Now drag the slider to change the parameter!

                      8. (optional) If you want to have the slider act continuously, click the right most 'Settings' button above the slider (with the two checkboxes and lines), and check the box labeled Continuous Range


                      Enjoy!






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                        $begingroup$

                        If you are on a Mac, you can try the included application called Grapher:




                        1. Open Grapher by opening Spotlight (Command+Space) and typing 'Grapher' (and hitting enter)

                        2. Click '3D Graph' and hit the Choose button

                        3. Your text cursor should be to the right of 'z=' inside a text box; type any 3D function including the parameter 'a', such as sin(a*x), and hit enter

                        4. Click the plus button at the bottom left hand corner of the window, and click New Equation

                        5. Erase the 'z=', type 'a=2', and hit enter

                        6. Open the Equation menu and select Animate Parameter

                        7. Now drag the slider to change the parameter!

                        8. (optional) If you want to have the slider act continuously, click the right most 'Settings' button above the slider (with the two checkboxes and lines), and check the box labeled Continuous Range


                        Enjoy!






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                        If you are on a Mac, you can try the included application called Grapher:




                        1. Open Grapher by opening Spotlight (Command+Space) and typing 'Grapher' (and hitting enter)

                        2. Click '3D Graph' and hit the Choose button

                        3. Your text cursor should be to the right of 'z=' inside a text box; type any 3D function including the parameter 'a', such as sin(a*x), and hit enter

                        4. Click the plus button at the bottom left hand corner of the window, and click New Equation

                        5. Erase the 'z=', type 'a=2', and hit enter

                        6. Open the Equation menu and select Animate Parameter

                        7. Now drag the slider to change the parameter!

                        8. (optional) If you want to have the slider act continuously, click the right most 'Settings' button above the slider (with the two checkboxes and lines), and check the box labeled Continuous Range


                        Enjoy!







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                            You can actually just use Desmos!



                            https://www.desmos.com/calculator/euncwbhqlb






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                              https://www.desmos.com/calculator/euncwbhqlb






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                                You can actually just use Desmos!



                                https://www.desmos.com/calculator/euncwbhqlb






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                                You can actually just use Desmos!



                                https://www.desmos.com/calculator/euncwbhqlb







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                                    http://www.graphycalc.com/ is an excellent site. try it out.






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                                        http://www.graphycalc.com/ is an excellent site. try it out.






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                                            You might try http://web.monroecc.edu/manila/webfiles/calcNSF/JavaCode/CalcPlot3D.htm. It has sliders available under the Parameters->Adjust Parameters menu option.






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