Programming Tips: Adaptive Surface Plotting: A Beginning -- from Wolfram Library Archive

Title

Programming Tips: Adaptive Surface Plotting: A Beginning

Authors

R. Goetz

Stan Wagon

Organization:

Macalester College

Department:

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

URL:	http://www.stanwagon.com/

Journal / Anthology

Mathematica in Education and Research

Year:

1996

Volume:

Issue:

Page range:

74-83

Contents

How to properly see a ribbon; hyperbolas for a sine surface; a complicated parabolic surface; a very complicated parabolic surface; conclusion

Description

Standard rectangular coordinates often lead to unsatisfactory views of surfaces. Alternative coordinate systems can yield vastly improved views of some important examples.

Subject

Mathematics > Geometry > Surfaces

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