Questions on creating visualizations from functions or data using high-level constructors such as Plot, ListPlot, Histogram, etc.
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Using ListPointPlot3D to simulate 2D plots moving in time
I wrote a 1D solver for the heat equation $u_t=u_{xx}$, and I can animate the solution using normal ListPlot command, where the x-axis is the rod length, and the ...
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4answers
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How do I plot a function over a subset of the displayed interval?
I want to plot f1[x] over 0 < x < L/2 and f2[x] over ...
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2answers
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How to plot imaginary part of a function
I need to plot the cube root of x in mathematica, but the plot shows me only the real part. I want it to look like wolframalpha plot with both real and imaginary parts of the function. Is it possible ...
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5answers
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Flipping axis on a plot
I want to make a 2D plot where the x-axis is flipped so the higher numbers are on the right and lower numbers are on the left.
I've managed to do it by flipping the data and making new ...
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4answers
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How can I influence the spaces between labels on a BarChart
I want to chart data using a BarChart, the labels on the x-axis are numbers. Unfortunately they are so close to each other it really looks strange and more like one ...
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1answer
528 views
Using RegionFunction on multiple plots
I realize that the Plot function can plot multiple functions of x at the same time, using { }. I also know that the ...
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Remove tick labels, but retain tick marks in RegionPlot (and related functions)
I would like to remove the numbering on the axes of the following RegionPlot. I would like to keep the tick marks but drop the numbering, I haven't figured out how ...
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1answer
295 views
Cropping a plot via a command
I have a plot with some whitespace I'd like to get rid of. Ideally, I'd like to use a command like "ImageCrop", but for non-raster graphics (ImageCrop rasterizes the graphic). The Mathematica ...
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2answers
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Manipulate and ExclusionsStyle
How can I change ExclusionsStyle for a plot inside Manipulate?
Here's a sample that (though it shouldn't) seems to produce ...
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1answer
190 views
Why does the shape of my function change when plotted alongside another function?
I wanted to investigate the periodicity of functions so I tried to Plot them on Mathematica using the Plot function.
The ...
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2answers
337 views
Creating Marker (Tags) on Top of Plots
I am wondering and tried to plot a graph having labeling specified on top of the graphic. I kind of know a brute force method to accomplish it, but the results will not even look close to clean ...
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4answers
632 views
Real Size Image Printing
I am generating a complicated graphics with Mathematica, but with objects of given sizes (e.g. a line of length 1 inch, between two points). I want to make sure that when I export the graphics, e.g. ...
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2answers
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How can I plot Intensity values(Z) based on X and Y position. Data stored as 3 columns in CSV file
I have a CSV data file with X position, Y position and corresponding intensity as Z.
I ...
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4answers
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ListPlot: Plotting large data fast
Mathematica produces fantastic-looking graphics, but it can be slow on large data sets. Here is an example for a (random) time series:
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1answer
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How to export transparent raster plots?
Is there an easy way to get transparent plots that work with Save Graphic As using a compatible file format such as GIF or PNG? I tried ...
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3answers
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How does one set a logarithmic scale in a ContourPlot?
How does one set a logarithmic scale for both x and y axes in ContourPlot in Mathematica?
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3answers
683 views
How to change ColorFunction after plotting
Say I have a plot like
plot = DensityPlot[Exp[-((x-5)^2+(y-5)^2)/5^2], {x, 0, 10}, {y, 0, 10},PlotRange -> {0,1}]
Is there a way to change the ...
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4answers
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Background Shading in Histogram3D
I am preparing some data for dissemination. I have a series of plots that look like so, using ListLinePlot:
The background shading is just being added using ...
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2answers
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About number truncation of ticks display in ListPlot
In my problem, I need to plot a figure in a relatively small region of the $x$ axis, e.g.,
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4answers
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Mapping multiple parameters of a function to specific values
I am a little bit confused by the documentation for Apply (@@).
I want to define a list of parameters, for instance:
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1answer
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Change the height of a function being plotted
How do I alter the height of any function plot using the Plot function?
Mathematica seems to limit the height of the plot up to the range of a function and distort ...
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4answers
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Coloring Points in a List Plot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
ListPlot with each point a different color and a legend bar
I want to color the points in a list plot using a function of the (x,y) values.
I tried this (example with ...
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3answers
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Animate ParametricPlot3D for two different parametric equations
I want to write a computer program to generate 3-D plots (with x-y-t axes) to demonstrate the evolution of the two missiles in the following case:
i. $x = 100t$, $y = 80t-16t^2$ for $0\leq t\leq 5$ ...
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2answers
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Plotting the results of iterating a function
This is what I am stuck on
f[a_][x_] := x^2 + a;
w[a_] := Take[NestList[f[-1.8], 0, 1000], 100]
Now I want to evaluate this for different values of the constant ...
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1answer
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Show parameters on graph
I am graphing the 4 PDFs for a distribution for 4 different parameters in the same graph. I want the values of the parameters to be shown in corner of the graph. How do I do this?
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Plot curves different way so that one can see them when printing black and white
I am going to plot for instance:
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3answers
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On coloring the faces of a surface differently with parameter-dependent colors
Old versions of Mathematica ($VersionNumber < 6) supported a particular syntax of ParametricPlot3D[] that allowed for ...
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3answers
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How to plot CDF of a Poisson distribution in Mathematica
How to plot the following in Mathematica:
$$P = \sum_{k=C+1}^{\infty}\frac{e^{-C^\gamma} (C^\gamma)^k}{k!}$$
I want to plot $P$ versus $C \log{C}$ for a given $\gamma$ with logarithmic scale on ...
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1answer
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Creating a stacked RectangleChart
I would like to make a "Stacked" BarChart where the bars have variable widths, like a RectangleChart. However, ...
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1answer
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Why can't I use Show with BoxWhiskerChart?
As you can see in the example image above, I am frequently (but not always) seeing broken line plots when I try to overlay them on top of another plot using Show.
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Custom formatting for DateListPlot
I'd like to control more aspects of a DateListPlot, for example: shading for weekend days, and/or indicators for daytime/nighttime areas.
By way of illustration, ...
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4answers
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Display position information out of ListPlots inside a Manipulate
I often have the situation where I'll use Manipulate[] to compare and examine 2 or more lists. A simplified example follows:
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2answers
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Plotting different PDFs of a distribution in the same graph
How would I plot the PDF (probability density function) of WeibullDistribution[1/5, 50], WeibullDistribution[1/4, 40], ...
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Vertical alignment of FrameTicks Text
The text box of a FrameTick/Tick is, by default, vertically centered on the tick mark.
Is there a way to adjust the vertical alignment of FrameTick text? Specifically, along the lines of Baseline, ...
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2answers
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Plotting vectors originating from the origin in 3D
I have an array of data with 3D elements. Ex: x = {{1,2,3}, {3,4,5}, {5,6,7}}.
I want to show this data in 3 dimensions, such that each point in the space is shown ...
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How to properly plot a response of a transfer function in Mathematica?
I'm trying to display the output response of a transfer function in Mathematica with and without a compensator. The problem is very strange: while the transfer function compensate is showing well, the ...
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1answer
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Why does Plot3D omit parts of the surface at kinks?
When doing
Plot3D[Max[p^2-q^2,0],{p,0,1},{q,-1,1},PlotStyle->White]
the result looks like this (with Mathematica 8.0.0.0):
As you can easily see, at the ...
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1answer
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Exporting a 3D plot into a 3D viewing format and axis scaling
I've been trying to export a Plot3D into an X3D (JVX, VRML) file using the Mathematica's Export function. The problem is that when the PlotRange is large compared to the other two dimensions the ...
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How to make a 3D globe?
There are many ways to create a 3D Earth that is rotatable (see here, here, related here), but most of them have some drawbacks. These issues mainly stem from either ...
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1answer
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Labelling ArrayPlot Charts
I have been using ArrayPlot to show off some information. Currently, my datasets are like so:
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Is there a simple way to plot complex numbers satisfying a given criteria
I think this should be straightforward, but I cannot seem to find a good source on how to do it after searching around, so
I'm trying to sketch sets of complex numbers that meet a given for criteria. ...
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Plotting a set of trajectories (not a vector field) in 3D
Consider a set of trajectories in 3D space, that possibly converge. By visualizing trajectories as arrows the result will look crowded as each arrowhead will be placed where the attractor is. In 2D, ...
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1answer
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Create a CDF file with a plot that cannot be edited by double-clicking
I have created a CDF file that contains a Manipulate object with a plot. I intend to embed the file in a web site, so that users can use interactive sliders to ...
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2answers
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Create self-contained plots when Ticks or FrameTicks require external functions
Let's say I define tick marks for a plot in a separate function outside of the plot:
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2answers
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How to plot a barycentric line
I want to plot a barycentric function on an equilateral triangle (ternary plot). For example
f1 = {Abs[Sin[x]], Mod[x, 2], Abs[Cos[x]]};
At the moment I evaluate ...
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1answer
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BoxWhiskerChart too slow on big datasets, how to speed it up?
I have very big dataset, with over 14 000 000 records. And maybe more!
Each record consists of Data ( Real ) and Time ( integer ).
I group records by time interval, resulting in 300 groups. In each ...
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2answers
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Why is ListDensityPlot unable to plot datasets with extreme ranges
Consider the following dataset:
data = Flatten[
Table[{x 10^-9, y 10^-9, x^2 + y^2},{x, -100, 100, 10}, {y, -100,100, 10}]
, 1];
If I try to ...
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1answer
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Why plot returns empty in this example?
Let me rewrite this question, showing the original problem, as it is more subtle than the simple example I showed before using Sin[t]. Here we go again.
When I ...
