% figure(1) hold off [x,y] = meshgrid(-2:.1:2,-2:.1:2); % node vx=x; vy=2*y; quiver(x,y,vx,vy) grid minor title('unstable node') pause vx=-2*x; vy=x-4*y; quiver(x,y,vx,vy) grid minor title('stable node') pause %saddle point vx=2*x; vy=-y; quiver(x,y,vx,vy) grid minor title('saddle point') pause % center vx=+2*y; vy=-2*x; quiver(x,y,vx,vy) grid minor title('center') pause % spirals vx=-2*x+y; vy=-x-y; quiver(x,y,vx,vy) grid minor title('stable spiral') pause vx=2*x-y; vy=x+y; quiver(x,y,vx,vy) grid minor title('unstable spiral')