Questions on creating visualizations from functions or data using high-level constructors such as Plot, ListPlot, Histogram, etc.
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Why ImportString[ExportString[, “PDF”], “PDF”] sometimes gives an extra point
Consider this code:
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rotating 3d text
Is it possible to create a 3d rotating text like this:
animation here.
Here is my try so far:
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LogLinearPlot analog for Plot3D? [duplicate]
Is it possible to make 3D plot in logarithmic coordinates? I need analog LogLinearPlot to plot 3D figure in logarithmic x, or y, or both coordinates.
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Labelling Curves Using ListLogLinearPlot within DynamicModule (So Close)
I currently have a large number of time-series datasets in the form where the name and time-series transposed data, so I have a list of lists of names for datasets and their time-dependant data.
The ...
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How can I make a Plot over a discrete set of domain points?
I want to plot the function $y=2^x$ at the $x$-values given by Table[Prime[n], {n,20}]
How should I write the plot function? Like so?
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Selective inclusion of elements in BarChart Legend
Further to my previous question, is there a concise way - amenable to automated setting in a package so that it can be accessed globally - to eliminate some legend item that would otherwise show? For ...
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Why do Plot and ListPlot use the last PlotStyle when only one thing is plotted?
When a list of PlotStyles is given, ListPlot behaves as expected when there are multiple things to plot:
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How to plot two functions together? [closed]
I have defined two function like f[Rp_] := Sin[0.5 ArcSin[Sqrt[(3 Rp^2)/((2 - Rp)^2 + 3 Rp^2)]]] and ...
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2answers
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Changing FrameTicks of ListPlot
I am unable to change the frameticks for my list plot.
I am trying to plot a growth rate omega function which looks like this:
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Fixing quirky typesetting in plot labels
Consider this example plot.
Plot[
1-Exp[-x],
{x,0,3},
AxesLabel->{"thickness (\[Mu]m)","power density (W/m^2)"}
]
Let us hold the typographical quality ...
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Comparing data sets with fade transitions (Code speed-up)
I am using the utility below for data comparison. However, with my real (more complex) charts the processing is quite slow, so setting the Pause time under ...
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4answers
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How do I implement Dynamic Graphics? [closed]
I'm interested in learning to implement graphics like to those shown here
My pendulum c++ code (source & csv's located here) outputs the positions of each mass into separate csv files.
-== My ...
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Using mesh for a single function inside Plot
Plot[{Sin[x], Cos[x]}, {x, 0, 10}, Mesh -> {{0, \[Pi]}},
MeshShading -> {Black, Red}]
In the above, how can I specify that I want the mesh for just, ...
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Why do I get empty graph when adding 'Abs' function?
Can someone be so nice to provide some help for this particular situation? I try to plot a graph of a derivative which contains modulus. Without it the graph is drawn correctly:
But when I wrap the ...
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1answer
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What causes strange line artifacts to appear in plots with certain PlotRanges?
I have seen this strange plotting artifact occur before and I was able to make it go away by changing the PlotRange. However, this time I need the prescribed PlotRange to be what I define and I get a ...
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2answers
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Equivalent of MATLAB's “hold on” function
I'm making an animation where the number of iterations is known. I tried using Dynamic, as I prefer updating in real time over generating data before plotting.
I ...
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Graphically representing error in a Riemann Sum
I am trying to graphically represent the error in a Riemann sum. My current code looks like:
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2answers
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Count and plot the number of solutions in an interval
I have equations depending on one or more parameters and I want to find and plot the regions in the parameters space in which there are a specific number of solutions.
For definiteness let's ...
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1answer
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Dynamically labeling a family of curves [duplicate]
I have created some simple code which generates a plot. This plot contains a family of curves created by changing a single parameter "k". I use the Table function within the Show function to iterate ...
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Why will my plot not generate my entire plot?
I am trying to plot a sum of multiple HeavisidePi functions. A typical example would be something like this:
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Font size in PlotLegends, using Table to generate the list in the legend
I am currently trying to get to graph with several functions as below. My problem is that I cannot change the font size in the legend (authomatically generated numbers by "Table" function). This code ...
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2answers
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Spreading colors in ListContourPlot
I have a data file with triplets. The first two numbers indicate the x and y position, while the third one is the log10 value of a particular indicator. I want to create a 2D plot in which the ...
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2answers
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Tailoring RegionPlot3D with PlotPoints?
This seemingly tame solid gives Mathematica (v9) a bit of a workout if you want to generate a good picture:
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Error invoking Information on functions containing Legended
In adapting some plotting functions to utilize the PlotLegends option of version 9, I came across the following errors:
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Scaled ColorData Function [duplicate]
I have a four-dimensional array c, in which the first dimension represents time and the other three dimensions represent (x,y,z) ...
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How can I assign specific colors and sizes to 2D coordinate arrays being plotted with ListLogPlot?
I'd like to plot two sets of coordinates in two different arrays using ListLogPlot, and be able to individually specify the sizes and colors of the datapoints for each array.
Things seem to work ...
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How to manipulate a Fourier sine series?
I would like to plot the Fourier sine series for $f(x) = x$.
I would like to manipulate the parameter n from $0$ to $10$ and plot the sine waves over $(0,1)$. My ...
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How can I change the size of the plot markers
I use ListPlot in order to plot four sets of data and also insert legends in my plot. Here is the Mathematica code
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2answers
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Probability density histogram with unequal bin widths
I am confused by output of Histogram and HistogramList for probability density ("PDF") when ...
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How do I plot Thomae's function in Mathematica?
I wanted to plot this function
$$f(x) =\begin{cases}
1 & \text{if } x= 0 \\
\tfrac1{q} & \text{if } x = \tfrac{p}{q}\\
0 & \text{if } x \in \mathbb{R}-\mathbb{Q}
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Plotting array of vectors with conditions
Given data in the form
list={{{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}},{{7,8},{9,10},{11,12}},...}
a matrix where elements are 2-element vectors, what is a efficient way to plot this ...
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Diagonal Tick Marks
I would like to draw diagonal tick marks around a plot, and simultaneously rotate the tick labels as well. I've mocked up what this would look like:
Is there an easy way to do this in Mathematica? ...
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1answer
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rasterListContourPlot With PlotLegends in Mathematica 9
Jens Nöckel has write functions about (List) Contour Plots with rasterized shading in Mathematica:
http://pages.uoregon.edu/noeckel/computernotes/Mathematica/rasterContourPlot.html
It works well. ...
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Reversing axes to get Poiseuille profile [duplicate]
I am trying to plot my velocity profile, similar to this plot (not the arrows, just the shape)
Here is my function
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How can I nicely overlay fits for multiple arrays with ListPlot or ListLogPlot?
I'm plotting multiple lists with ListPlot[] or ListLogPlot[]:
ListLogPlot[{ListA, ListB, ListC, ListD, ListE}, PlotRange -> {{0, 100}, Automatic}]
I also have ...
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A weird thing about ListPlot3D [duplicate]
I plot the function f(x,y). x goes from 0 to 25 and y goes from 0 to 12.
So, my plot should look elongated since the range of x is twice as long as the range of y.
The problem is that, mathematica ...
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the x-axis is between 0 and L [migrated]
I have a function such as f (x) = 1 + x / L and I would to do graph of this function, where x is between 0 and L (the x-axis is between 0 and L).
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Plotting heat equation in a Manipulate expression
I have a 2D heat equation $u_t = \alpha (u_{xx} + u_{yy})$ with conditions:
$u(x, y, 0) = 300$,
$u_y(x, 0, t) = \mu_1(x)$,
$u_y(x, 1, t) = \mu_2(x)$,
$u(0, y, t) = \mu_3(y)$,
$u(1, y, t) = ...
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How to plot an ellipse?
I'm new to Mathematica, and I'm finding it difficult to plot an ellipse.
I tried using
Plot[(x/5)^2 + (y/3)^2 == 1, {x, -5, 5}, {y, -3, 3}]
but I'm getting ...
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LogPlot axes labels destroyed when working in high precision
(I'm using Mathematica 8.)
I have a Taylor series:
poly = Normal[Series[E^x, {x, 0, 10}]]
I want to produce a log-linear plot of the error. This is easy enough ...
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Mathematica 3-D plot (discrete/continous)
I want to visualize a 3-D function in Mathematica, Say F(x,y,z)=0, But there is a small difference here with typical z=f(x,y). Because of it's complexity, I decide to consider the z parameter as a ...
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Exporting PDF file - incorrect graphic
I export graphics to PDF using:
Export["/path/figure.pdf", plotname]
It gives me more than enough quality for PDFLatex. But somehow, some exported plots have ...
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1answer
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How to insert a zoom inside the main plot
As the title indicates, I want to add inside the main plot (preferably at the lower left part) a zoom. Here is the corresponding Mathematica code:
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Finding the common areas of two contourplots
I used ListContourPlot to specify an area for which the function value is less than a number.
For example consider the following areas:
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1answer
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Why do all plots open in new windows when I use JavaGraphics?
I want to open only one plot in new window.
When I use <<JavaGraphics` all plots open in new windows.
I put ...
