# [Wolfram Mathematica] - how scripts work in Mathematica

[Wolfram Mathematica] -- how scripts work in Mathematica

Hi. This is not a homework. I just did a script in Octave and I've just finished writing it on Wolfram Mathematica. The problem is that I don't know how to define the function, I don't know how scripts work in Mathematica.

My script should be like this:

Code:
Euler[c_,final_,step_,o_,r_,b_]:=
x=ConstantArray[0,{final/step,3}];
For[i=2,i<= final/step,i++,
ReplacePart[x, {i,1}->o*(x[[2,i-1]]-x[[1,i-1]])*step+x[[1,i-1]]]
ReplacePart[x, {i,2}-> step*(r*x[[1,i-1]]-x[[2,i-1]]-x[[1,i-1]]*x[[3,i-1]])+x[[2,i-1]]]
ReplacePart[x, {i,3}-> step*(x[[1,i-1]]*x[[2,i-1]]-b*x[[3,i-1]])+x[[3,i-1]]]
]

But that has a wrong syntax. I just want to type Euler and some parameters and receive that large matrix. How is that done in Mathematica?

Thanks!

EDIT: I forgot to write the title! I just typed the Tag, I cannot edit it now, sorry

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## Answers and Replies

Perhaps this

Euler[c_, final_, step_, o_, r_, b_] := Module[{x},
x = ConstantArray[0, {final/step, 3}];
For[i = 2, i <= final/step, i++,
x = ReplacePart[x, {i, 1} -> o*(x[[2, i - 1]] - x[[1, i - 1]])*step + x[[1, i - 1]]] ;
x = ReplacePart[x, {i, 2} -> step*(r*x[[1, i - 1]] - x[[2, i - 1]] - x[[1, i - 1]]*x[[3, i - 1]]) + x[[2, i - 1]]] ;
x = ReplacePart[x, {i, 3} -> step*(x[[1, i - 1]]*x[[2, i - 1]] - b*x[[3, i - 1]]) + x[[3, i - 1]]]
];
x];
Euler[3, 8, 2, 1, 2, 3]

but I don't know what parameters you want to pass in and all the ones I try end up giving back zeros.

Try it, see if you can figure out what needs to change and leave a reply if you need more.

Thanks mate! I think I could fix it with this:

Code:
Euler[c_, final_, step_, o_, r_, b_] := Module[{x},
x = ConstantArray[0, {Quotient[final, step], 3}];
x[[1]] = c;
For[i = 2, i <= Quotient[final, step], i++,
x[[i, 1]] = o*(x[[i - 1, 2]] - x[[i - 1, 1]])*step + x[[i - 1, 1]] ;
x[[i, 2]] =
step*(r*x[[i - 1, 1]] - x[[i - 1, 2]] -
x[[i - 1, 1]]*x[[i - 1, 3]]) + x[[i - 1, 2]] ;
x[[i, 3]] =
step*(x[[i - 1, 1]]*x[[i - 1, 2]] - b*x[[i - 1, 3]]) +
x[[i - 1, 3]] ;
];
x
]

What this does is to give the points to the solution of the Lorenz system using Euler's method. Try Euler[{0, 2, 0}, 10, 0.5, 10, 28, 8/3] .

Now the question is, how can I get a three dimensional plot using those points I get as a result? I should see the Lorenz attractor

Thanks!!

Edit:

Just found this code on the Internet:

Code:
With[{ip = ListInterpolation[#, {{0, 1}}] & /@ Transpose[x]},
func[t_] := Through[ip[t]]];

ParametricPlot3D[func[t], {t, 0, 1}, BoxRatios -> 1]

and it's working like a charm!! The code seems to be working! Try this:

x = Euler[{0, 2.01, 0}, 10, 0.01, 10, 28, 8/3]

and then put that code to see the Lorenz attractor

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