The "Domain: f(x,y)" window shows the domain of the function f(x,y),
together with the curve (x(t),y(t)) in green and the point
(x(t0),y(t0)). The blue curve is the curve (x(t),y(t)) such that
|x-t| < delta.
The "Graph: f(x,y)" window shows the light gray graph of f(x,y)
together with the green graph of the curve (x(t), y(t),
f(x(t),y(t))). The blue curve is the curve (x(t), y(t),
f(x(t),y(t))) such that |x-t| < delta. The pink planes are of
distance epsilon/3 from the point (x(t0), y(t0), f(x(t0), y(t0))) in
the x, y, and z- directions. These pink planes determine the same
cube that is shown in the "x(t),y(t),f(x(t),y(t))" window when the
"Cube" checkbox is selected.
The "2D Projection" window shows the projection of the "Graph: f(x,y)"
window into the xy-plane. This allows one to determine the
continuity of the curve (x(t), y(t)). If the blue selection lies
entirely within the red square (which can be made visible with the
"Cube" checkbox) and consequently within the white circle (which can be
made visible with the "Sphere" checkbox) and this can be accomplished
for all choices of epsilon, then the curve is continuous in the
xy-direction.
The "x(t),y(t),f(x(t),y(t))" window shows the graph of the curve along
the surface without the surface. The cube shown here is the same
as the cube defined by the pink planes in the "Graph: f(x,y)"
window. If the blue section lies within this cube ( which can be
made visible with the "Cube" checkbox) and consequently within the cyan
sphere of radius epsilon (which can be made visible with the "Sphere"
checkbox) and this can be accomplished for all choices of epsilon, then
the curve is continuous.