# All Questions

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### Tally repeated evaluation of function

How can I tally the result of repeated evaluation of a function? n=100000; f[]:=RandomInteger[{1, 4}] Tally@Table[f[], {n}] When ...
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### Does PrivateFontOptions -> {“OperatorSubstitution” ->False} fail in version 10?

Please consider the following, version 10.0.1, OS X Mavericks: ...
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### How to reduce the number of operations needed to evaluate an expression? [duplicate]

For some numerical calculations in C++ I have, for example, this complicated expression to evaluate. Given as Mathematica input, in its original form it is ...
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### Efficient image Import

I have several sets of 20 images I need to import. Each time they have different categories. "Name"<>"Cat"<>"No" Electric B 1 for example. I need to create lists that contain the images ...
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### PrintTemporary in ParallelTable

I thought of a possible answer to Monitor doesn't work with ParallelTable but it doesn't work as I hoped it would. This accumulates print cells instead of deleting them as intended. Can it be ...
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### Suppress extrapolation of interpolating function in a ContourPlot

I have defined an interpolating function, myfcn[x], valid on the domain x = 0 to 1.5. I am then using ...
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### How to make a notebook take action whenever a particular symbol is defined or redefined?

For teaching purposes, I want to create a Mathematica notebook that will "notice" when the user defines or redefines a variable or function of a particular name, so that it can check the value and ...
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### How much time should one give Mathematica for an integral evaluation?

Sometimes when I do integrals in Mathematica (M), it keeps thinking and thinking and I have no idea what is going on inside M. For how long should one wait or how does one know whether M has not got ...
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### SparseArray output triggers “unsafe dynamic content” warning

The first basic example in the documentation of SparseArray: ...
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### Dataset and string conversion, using InternalStringToDouble

i'm trying to get familiar with the new Dataset-stuff in Mathematica 10. As it will (hopefully) provide some benefit for me, I have started to convert my app to move from list and list of rules to ...
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### How can I scale tick marks without scaling my function?

Take this plot for instance: It shows power in W, but I'd like to see it in µW, so that I get 200, 400, 600,..., which is much more readable. Is there a way to do this without scaling my ...
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### Generating a polynomial that's accurate to within an error of no more than 1/10^5

I'm currently stuck on a question for class that asks... "Find a polynomial p[x] that you can use to calculate 6 ArcTan[x] to ...
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### Is it possible for librarylink function to be Listable like that in Compile? [closed]

We know in Compile, there is an Option RuntimeAttributes -> {Listable} which can let the compiled function easily explore the ...
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### Apply ColorFunction to an Image [duplicate]

is there a faster way to change the colors of an image from grayscale to something like this: ...
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### How to map Unevaluated over a list

I have a list {a1, a2, ...... , an}, in which all as have been initialized to a number. I want to get: ...
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### Getting clearer StreamPlot output

When I do a StreamPlotof a rather complicated pair of differential equations, it loses some details. For example: ...
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### Why Plot3D does not accept Epilog option

I am trying to visualize 3D points with Plot3D using the option Epilog. If you check the options of Plot3D ( Options[Plot3D] ), it can be seen that Epilog is one of ...
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### Manipulating plot of random iterated function system fractal

I'm generating the Sierpinski Gasket by implementing a chaos game in Mathematica. What I'd like to do is create an interactive manipulation with a slider, whereby moving it forward, plots all the ...
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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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### How to create a multi-selectable setterbar with colored buttons

Background: consider the following code-snippet. ...
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### Making ColorSetter work like a PasteButton

I might be missing something obvious here. I am building a palette for constructing code to make certain graphics. The idea is that my colleagues can click buttons instead of having to know the right ...
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### Mathematica gives wrong answer for an integral

When I execute the following, Integrate[ Exp[-w^2 + I w^3], {w, -∞, ∞}] I get (2 E^(2/27) BesselK[1/3, 2/27])/(3 Sqrt[3]) ...
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### nested use of Apply/Map/MapThread in pure functions

1. My main question I have a function with two argument slots. I wan't to apply this function to 2 lists with different length's. I thought in this solution: ...
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### How to make a binary function associative? (Or define an n-ary function?)

Suppose I have a simple function that I assign to an operator f[a_, b_] := a + b CirclePlus = f Then I want to write ...
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### How can I construct a recursive pattern guard?

I am modelling binary trees in Wolfram Language by writing them as three-element lists, like so: binTree = {nodeVal, leftChild, rightChild}. It does not yet matter ...
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### A topoplot function for Mathematica

Matlab's EEGlab toolbox has a topoplot function: http://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab/ A typical topographical plot of an EEG signal is given below: How can I reproduce this in Mathematica. I know that ...
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### How to rename a built-in function?

I want a built-in function renamed without loss of any properties, I want the shorter name to appear in all results and to be recognized as input. Is it possible?
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### Placing Manipulate controls in multiple columns

I have a Manipulate construct with a square Graphic on the left side and all the controls placed on the right side. There are so ...
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### Poincaré map for dynamic billiard

There's a very nice demonstration of dynamic billiard written by Dan S. Reznik that can be found on demonstrations wolfram(along with the code): here I was thinking whether it would be possible to ...
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### How to zoom and pan a ListLinePlot?

I'm using ListLinePlot inside a Manipulate function to display some data. I've seen that Mathematica allows zooming and panning ...
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### Prevent interdependence of controls

My question is probably best illustrated with this small sample code: ...
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### FEM Solution desired for “Plate with orifice” deflection: Application of Boundary Conditions and use of Regions

I found the deflection of an orifice plate (circular plate with a hole) subject to uniform pressure using Mathematica's NDSolve functionality. The plate is fixed at its outer circumference and is ...
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### How to draw a dodecahedron with each face modified to a pentagram?

I'd like to draw a dodecahedron with each face carved on the sides so it becomes a pentagram. I wonder how to start to do this kind of task in the Wolfram Language? Edit: The result should still be ...
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### Evaluation in lambda function

If I have a function, that returns a function, for example: f[a_] := a^2 * # & then f[3] == 3^2 # & Is there a way ...
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### How to convert arbitrary raw boxes directly into String?

This question is motivated by the recent question about searching inside of the NB files. According to the Documentation, ToString expects a high-level WL ...
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### Simple ways to evaluate a derivative at a point?

The contrast in behavior between, say, f[x_] = Sin[x^2]; f'[2] vs. u[x_, y_] = Cos[x + y^2]; has always bothered my ...
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### Diagonals of a regular octagon

We had a little activity after school today and one of the questions was: All diagonals are drawn in a regular octagon. At how many distinct points in the interior of the octagon (not on the ...
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### Export Table from Mathematica into specific cells Excel

How can I export a table to Excel - to specific cells, e.g. D1-E2? Background: I want to compare results, and it's easier to have the results on one spreadsheet. I'm using Mathematica 6. This is my ...
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### Any way to prevent Mac firewall from asking to allow connections all the time?

Whenever I start Mathematica 8 on my Mac the built-in Mac OS firewall asks if I want to allow JLink to accept incoming connections. Then, during running, I'll get the same question about Mathematica....
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### LogPlot does not show all points

LogPlot ignores points which are going to "too high" values: ...
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### Graph does not evaluate some options when not displayed

How can I force Graph to evaluate all its options without actually displaying the graph itself? Evaluating the following code ignores the ...
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### How to understand the process of ListCorrelate when it in two-dimensional condition?

Toady,I learn a function ListCorrelate,and I can understand process of execution his result in one-dimensional. However,the ...
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### Fitting data to an ARProcess using FindProcessParameters

I have 50 data points that I would like to represent as an AR(4) process. I'd like to over-plot the behaivor of the estimated process model with that of the original (raw) data before I use the model ...
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### How to overload SystemStringJoin to automatically use ToString on arguments?

I am using an overloaded version of the StringJoin function since years now, without any problem, as I've invested a lot of time and effort earlier to make its ...
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### Cannot Get Numerical Results to Match

I try this numerical summation (in two parts) ...
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### Keeping vertexcoordinates after adding a new vertex

I want to add a new vertex to a graph, with fixed VertexCoordinates but when I use VertexAdd, the new graph does not have the VertexCoordinates of the previous one. ...
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### Parallel optimization of Markov Chain Monte Carlo

I'm trying to reduce the computation time of a MCMC simulation. Essentially I have a set of particles performing a random walk in a periodic random potential. The particles are independent and every ...