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5.27.1  Boxcar function: boxcar

The boxcar command takes three arguments: real numbers a , b and an identifier or an expression x . It returns u(xa)−u(xb) , where u is the Heaviside function. The resulting expression defines a function which is zero everywhere except within the segment [a,b] , where its value is equal to 1.

For example, input:

boxcar(1,2,x)

Output:

Heaviside(x-1)-Heaviside(x-2)

Input:

boxcar(1,2,3/2)

Output:

1

Input:

boxcar(1,2,0)

Output:

0

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