10.33.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

10.33.2.1 How can I plot the direction field for a differential equation?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=8841

I'd like to plot the graph of the direction field for a differential equation, to get a feel for it.  I'm a novice, right now, when it comes to plotting in Mathematica, so I'm hoping that someone can ... 
[plotting] [differential-equations]
 

asked by Matt Groff https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1735 Score of 39

answered by Peter Breitfeld https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=307 Score of 31

10.33.2.2 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]
 

asked by night owl https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=116 Score of 42

answered by Artes https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=184 Score of 29

10.33.2.3 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): 
 
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[graphics] [performance-tuning] [image-processing] [generative-art]
 

asked by István Zachar https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=89 Score of 91

answered by Sjoerd C. de Vries https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=57 Score of 55

10.33.2.4 How to create a new "person curve"?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=17704

Wolfram|Alpha has a whole collectionź of parametric curves that create images of famous people. To see them, enter  WolframAlpha["person curve"]  into a Mathematica ... 
[graphics] [image-processing] [algorithm] [wolfram-alpha-queries] [generative-art]
 

asked by Simon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34 Score of 93

answered by Vitaliy Kaurov https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13 Score of 50

10.33.2.5 Labeling individual curves in Mathematica

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=4444

I need to create a plot for export and inclusion in a report. Is there a better way to label curves than  PlotLegends ? From what I've read and my personal experience,... 
[plotting] [legending]
 

asked by Tianxiang Xiong https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1041 Score of 65

answered by Artes https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=184 Score of 48

10.33.2.6 Placing text within a plot

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=71776

I want to place text within a plot. The text is always centered relative to the coordinates. How can I left-align or right-align the text relative to the coordinates? For example: 
 
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[plotting] [graphics] [text]
 

asked by Anthony Mannucci https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=24733 Score of 29

answered by m_goldberg https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3066 Score of 13

10.33.2.7 What are the most common pitfalls awaiting new users?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=18393

As you may already know, Mathematica is a wonderful piece of software. 
However, it has a few characteristics that tend to confuse new (and sometimes not-so-new) users. That can be clearly seen from ... 
[programming] [core-language] [faq] [guidelines]
 

asked by Dr. belisarius https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=193 Score of 552

answered by Michael E2 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4999 Score of 323