How would one create a piecewise periodic function (without using recursions)?
For example I'd like to make this function Piecewise[{{x, 0 <= x <= Pi}, {x - 2 Pi, Pi < x < 2 Pi}}] repeat itself to infinity...
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Hint: Think Mod[x, 2 Pi]
That should be enough.
This gives the "sawtooth" wave:
Which is not what i was hoping for.
That's what David had in mind
Clear[nPeriodic] nPeriodic[x_?NumericQ] := Piecewise[{{Mod[x, 2 Pi], 0 <= Mod[x, 2 Pi] <= Pi}, {Mod[x, 2 Pi] - 2 Pi, Pi < Mod[x, 2 Pi] < 2 Pi}}]
Something like this?
f[x_] := Switch[Mod[x, 2 Pi] <= Pi, True, 0, False, x - 2 Pi] Plot[f[x], {x, -Pi, 4 Pi}, PlotStyle -> Thick]
This seems to be on the good track....
I don't want it to climb up the y-axis though... :/
But that is the expression you posted -- perhaps this?
f[x_] := Switch[Mod[x, 2 Pi] <= Pi, True, 0, False, Mod[x, 2 Pi] - Pi] Plot[f[x], {x, -Pi, 4 Pi}, PlotStyle -> Thick]
