How to generate a random snowflake
How to make an inkblot?
Figuring when the minute and hour hand coincide on a clock
Plotting Complex Quantity Functions
How to express trigonometric equation in terms of of given trigonometric function?
How to plot an ellipse?
Elegant operations on matrix rows and columns
How to generate a random snowflake https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=39361
'Tis the season... And it's about time I posed my first question on Mathematica Stack Exchange. So, here's an holiday quest for you Graphics (and P-Chem?) gurus. What is your best code for generating ... [graphics] [random] [simulation] [generative-art]
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votes answered by Silvia https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=17
182 votes How to make an inkblot? https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3345
How to effectively create a polygon that looks like a realistic inkblot? So far, I could come up with this (borrowing from Ed Pegg Jr.'s Rorschach demonstration): ... [graphics] [performance-tuning] [image-processing] [generative-art]
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51 votes Figuring when the minute and hour hand coincide on a clock https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=573
I would like to list all possible times in a 12-hour period, where the hour hand overlaps the minute hand completely. This is really a question about three distinct things - to be done in Mathematica ... [equation-solving]
asked by Steve D https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=191 16
votes answered by Verbeia https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8
21 votes Plotting Complex Quantity Functions https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3458
Trying to plot with complex quantities seems not to work properly in what I want to accomplish. I would like to know if there is a general rule/way of plotting when you have complex counterparts in ... [plotting] [complex] [faq]
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votes answered by Artes https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=184
29 votes How to express trigonometric equation in terms of of given trigonometric function?
https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=434
How can I express a trigonometric equation / identity in terms of a given trigonometric function? using following trigonometric identities ... [functions] [trigonometry]
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30 votes answered by Simon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34
37 votes How to plot an ellipse? https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=20100
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 ... [plotting]
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votes answered by Jens https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=245
30 votes Elegant operations on matrix rows and columns https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3069
Question The Mathematica tutorial has a section 'Basic Matrix Operations', describing operations like transpose, inverse and determinant. These operations all work on entire matrices. I am missing a ... [list-manipulation] [matrix] [array] [faq]
asked by sjdh https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=515 186 votes answered by Mr.Wizard https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=121
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