Plot Definition and 717 Threads

In a literary work, film, story or other narrative, the plot is the sequence of events where each affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect. The causal events of a plot can be thought of as a series of events linked by the connector "and so". Plots can vary from the simple—such as in a traditional ballad—to forming complex interwoven structures, with each part sometimes referred to as a subplot or imbroglio. In common usage (for example, a "movie plot"), however, it can mean a narrative summary or story synopsis, rather than a specific cause-and-effect sequence.
Plot is similar in meaning to the term storyline. In the narrative sense, the term highlights important points which have consequences within the story, according to Ansen Dibell. The term plot can also serve as a verb, referring to the writer's crafting of a plot (devising and ordering story events) or to a character's planning future actions in the story.

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    How do I plot a log log graph using this equations?

    (HgAh)=ChG^mL^n (HdAm)=CmG^pL^q I need to plot (HgAh) and (HdAm) As Fuction of G( Gas flow rate) with lines of Constant L( Liquid flow rate) and discern M and P from the equations above from Log Log Graphs. I have collected a table of raw data with Various G at constant L. How do I...
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    Plot g(r) of planet with two distinct density regions

    Homework Statement Consider a simple model for the interior of the Earth: there is a spherical iron core with constant mass density ρ0 and radius a; outside the core is "rock" with constant density ρ1. Use these values for the densities: ρ0= 8.70×103 kg/m3 and ρ1= 4.10×103 kg/m3. The radius of...
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    Creating a formula from plot points

    Hallo all... I have a couple of plot values that I am trying to derive a formula from. The points are almost linear but not quite... Was hoping someone could shed some light on how to go about this... I have Matlab 7.1, would like to use it if at all possible... Any help would be...
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    Archived Driven, Damped Oscillator; Plot x(t)/A

    Homework Statement The problem is long so I will post the whole thing but ask only for help on part C. The steady-state motion of a damped oscillator driven by an applied force F0 cos(ωt) is given by xss(t) = A cos(ωt + φ). Consider the oscillator which is released from rest at t = 0...
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    Mathematica Use DO loop in Plot order at mathematica 8

    Can anyone help me to in this problem? I want to use DO loop in Plot order at mathematica 8, how can I do this? I want to change one variables and see the changes in other variables in the graph, and want to plot all of my graph in one Plot order. Like this. I Uploaded my file too.
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    Plot the plane x+z=0 in mathematica

    How do I plot the plane x+z=0 in mathematica on the xyz plane
  7. ShreyasR

    Dependance of cut-in voltage of diode on scale of VI plot

    I have performed a small experiment to obtain the VI characteristics of a semiconductor diode using ANALOG DISCOVERY circuit design kit. I have connected the arbitrary waveform generator (function generator) to a series combination of a 1N4007 diode and a 1 kilo ohm resistor. To obtain the...
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    MATLAB Plot the equation y=cos(A*x) + i*sin(A*x) in MATLAB

    Hi Everyone, I am a new Matlab User, I am want to plot the equation y=cos(A*x) + i*sin(A*x) where A = 400*pi/340 and want to plot y and vary x from pi:0.1:pi clear all; close all; A = 400*pi/340; x = -180:0,1:180; a=cos(A*x); b=i*sin(A*x); i= imag(b); hold on; grid...
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    Engineering Plot the waveform of clipper circuit

    Homework Statement Plot the output voltage V0 versus time of the circuit below. Assume Vgamma=0 for the diode. Clearly mark the values on the plot for full credit Homework Equations KVL KCL The Attempt at a Solution I have uploaded mt attempt the dotted line is the input waveform...
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    Solving a Polar Plot with r^2 Area Problem: r^2=8cos(2θ)

    Area problem regarding r^2=8cos(2θ) and some other curve. I don't understand how to plot this. I started off with a table of values. I get confused when θ = π/2. I thought it would give r^2 = -8. But looking at mathematica it gives a leminiscate that crosses the origin. How come? Is it...
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    Mathematica Problem in reporting contour plot mathematica

    Dear friends I plot a Contour plot from a function with mathematica, but I don't know how can I add a small box near my figure that explain which value refer to which color? I put my code below, please help me with adding colordata to my code for having reference for colors. t = 0.01...
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    How to plot correctly spacetime diagrams

    Hello, after having done a bit of exercices on Taylor & Wheeler ( just for self-study ), I felt the need to go on a bit differently, i.e. trying to solve qualitative problems instead of quantitative ones, i.e. using a bit of diagrams ( all in all, as Susskind always suggest "when you face a...
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    Mathematica Using 2 color functions in a mathematica matrix plot

    I'm trying to use 2 color functions within one matrix plot in mathematica. Is this possible to do? For example, using a very simple matrix: test = Partition[Table[i, {i, 1, 9}], 3] I would like to make the even numbers vary in color increasing from white to red; and the odd numbers vary...
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    Mathematica Mathematica, Plot Implicit function contain Sum (sigma)

    Dear friends, Over the past week, I tried to plot implicit function by mathematica but failed. I am very disappointed. Hopefully someone help me at this time. My equation is given by (see below figure): Where z0 := 6 d := 12 k := 11800 w0 := 0.025 w[z_] := sqrt[w0^2*(1 + (z/z0)^2)]...
  15. dexterdev

    How do we represent multidimensional data vectors on a 2D plot.

    Hi all, I would like to know if there exists any method to represent multidimensional vectors on a 2D plot so using extracting any unique features of those vectors. Can eigen values be used for such purposes like dimensional reduction. If so how ? I would like to know more about these...
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    Need ideas on how to plot this large set of data

    I'm working on monitoring and trending the performance of a memory controller. Without getting into the technical details, I'm trying to find a good way to visualize the data I've collected in a way that will be easy for me to update when I receive new data. There are about 450 individual...
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    Can Mathematica Produce High-Quality Plots of Hermite Gaussian Polynomials?

    Homework Statement Hello everyone, I was trying to plot (density plot and 3d plot) Hermite Gaussian polynomials on Mathematica hoping the plot will be good enough to show patterns such as this link ...
  18. W

    Sound(Determine period, frequency from the plot)

    Hey, so I have this question Figure 1 shows a short duration segment of a speech waveform that has been sampled at 16,000 samples per second. The x-axis shows sample number, while the y-axis shows amplitude. (i) From the plot, is the speech signal voiced or unvoiced? State your rea- soning...
  19. MarkFL

    MHB Lila Bird's question at Yahoo Answers regarding minimizing plot of land

    Here is the question: I have posted a link there to this topic so the OP can see my work.
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    Engineering How to plot output graphs of circuits involving diodes and capacitors?

    Homework Statement Given that the diodes are ideal for the circuits a) and b), plot each of their output for the input shown. Label the most positive and most negative levels. Assume CR >> THomework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I am having a really hard time understanding the role of...
  21. Borg

    News FBI Foils Plot To Build X-Ray Weapon

    Every time I think that I've seen it all, a story like this comes along. Thankfully, someone reported these two to the FBI. FBI Foils Plot To Build X-Ray Weapon
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    Load versus deflection plot and MOE

    I should be able to calculate the MOE and MOR after a four point Bending test in lumber wood. I have all the data for develop a plot load versus deflection. The data provided was: load, cylinder, string and bridge. I have been doing the plot using the bridge as deflection, but I didn´t get the...
  23. P

    Arrhenius plot and activation energy

    Hi,guys. I m trying to determine activation energy of donor levels . So i have measured absorption at different temperatures of my sample (mono-crystal) And I have plotted ln(optical density) vs 1/T(K). And I want to calculate activation energy useing D=D0exp(-Ea/kT) In plot above...
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    Mathematica [Mathematica] Simple Problem with the plot function

    I have a formula for the fibonacci sequence (with 1 being the first) and I noticed that the 12th fibonacci number was 144. I thought that was a neat coincidence, so I I headed over to mathematica to see if this (and 1) were the only numbers that had this property. I was almost certain that it...
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    How do I plot this periodic step function with GNUplot?

    \sum_{k=0}^{∞} (t-2k) [u(t-2k)-u(t-2(k+1))] = f(t) where u is the step function and the graph of this is supposed to be 45 degree lines repeating to infinity. Sort of like / / / / / / / / / ad infinitum. I took this equation out of this lecture note on page 10. Fig 5.4 is supposedly the graph...
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    MATLAB Error Message while trying to Plot Magnification Factor

    Homework Statement I am trying to make a plot of the magnification factor of an underdamped vibrating system versus the frequency ratio using MATLAB. However, my MATLAB skills are very basic and I keep getting an error message. Basically I am trying to plot: MF=1/√((1-r^2)^2+(2ζr)^2)...
  27. Ackbach

    MHB Get WolframAlpha to Plot Slope Fields to DE's

    Does anybody (Jester?) know how to get WolframAlpha to plot slope fields to, say, $y'=f(x,y)$? For example, $y'=x^{2}$, and I want the slope field plotted up with $x\in[-2,2]$ and $y\in[-2,2]$. What would the actual command be? Thanks in advance!
  28. K

    About bode plot horizontal axis question

    I have a question I'm wondering in bode plot we write the horizontal axis w rad/sec what does this mean? is it normal scale 0.1 0.2 0.3 ... etc with equal distances?? it's clear not because it's drwan on semilog paper if it's the horizontal log w why then we write 0.1 ,0.2 ,,1 ...
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    How Can I Create a Specific Chart on a TI89 Titanium Calculator?

    Hello, good afternoon. I wonder how do I create a chart like this picture in TI89 Titanium calculator. Is there any application that creates this chart and let me save for the calculator? thank you http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1703/52445184t.jpg
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    Nyquist Plot Intersection with Real Axes

    Hi everyone, I'm real confused and stucked about a point in applying Nyquist stability criterion... now i'll explain why. I know that it's needed to know how many times I'm wrapping the nyquist critical point (-1;0) with my plot, and I'm enough good to draw by hand a nyquist plot, but the...
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    How to make a surface plot involving an infinite series

    How to make a surface plot involving an infinite series in Matlab Solving Laplace's equation for electric potential for a 2D surface yields: V(x,y) = 4 Vo/pi * Ʃ (n=1,3,5,...) (1/n e^(-npi*x/a) sin(n*pi*y/a) ,where a is and Vo are constants ...it's convoluted, but basically, I need to...
  32. S

    Constructing nyquist plot from polar plot

    Is it possible to construct Nyquist plot from polar plot (ω varies from ∞ to 0) ?
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    What is a Q-Q plot and how can it help test for common distributions?

    I've read the article in wikipedia but I can't understand it. Can someone point me to a good explanation of what a Q-Q plot shows and how to make one, or explain to me please?
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    How Do You Determine the Critical Frequency in a Bode Plot Equation?

    Given an equation like 2/((jw)^2 +54jw +44), how would you find the critical frequency? I am getting a umaginary number and I am sure this is not true, please help!
  35. L

    Finding Omega and Zeta from a Magnitude and Phase Plot

    Homework Statement I've been asked to estimate ωn and ζ from the magnitude and phase plot of an atomic force microscope. The magnitude and phase plot is attached. Does anyone know how to solve for these values?
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    Maple How to plot and animate an ODE in Maple using finite difference scheme

    Hi, I am currently trying to plot and animate a wave function using the Schrodinger equation. I currently have the following finite difference equation:- i(\psi(x, t+\Delta t)-\psi(x,t))/(\Delta t)=-(1/2)*(\psi(x+\Delta x, t)+\psi(x-\delta x, t)-2*\psi(x,t))/((\Delta...
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    Scatter plot, equation of exponential function

    Homework Statement The copy of the question is in the image attached. I don't have a graphing calculator, and so am not sure how to determine the equation of the exponential function. Homework Equations y = a^x The Attempt at a Solution I made a scatter plot off of an online...
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    Does this vorticity plot make sense?

    I'm trying to plot the vorticity field for lid-driven cavity flow. Because I'm looking at 2D flow, the vorticity is plotted as a scalar field The flow field is clockwise, and I would expect the majority of the resulting vorticity field to be negative (right hand rule). However, it seems as...
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    How to find error between non-linear plot and data points?

    Is there a formal way to measure the error between some arbitrary points and a non-linear curve in order to minimize it?
  40. T

    Modifying an equation to plot a straight line.

    Homework Statement Show all the steps required to modify the equation so that the plot yields a straight line. N/N0=e\ -ux This equation demonstrates the fraction radiation absorbed by a material, where "N0" is the number of incident photons from the radioactive source without any absorbed...
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    Mathematica Solving a 2D Parametric Plot of Logarithmic Spiral

    I am stuck on the following task; Create a 2D Parametric Plot showing a spiral path. The parametric equations for a logarithmic spiral are x=k^u Cosine(u), y=k^u Sine(u), where k is a constant, and u is the plot parameter. What does the value of k determine? I have been typing in the...
  42. D

    Sigma Plot, Non-linear regression, fitting a line to a set of points

    I model arterial baroreflex data that I have collected in humans using the Kent equation which is: y=p1/(1+exp((x-p3)*p2))+p4; where Y=heart rate, X= estimated carotid sinus pressure, p1=range of Y, p2=slope coeff, p3=centerpoint on X, p4 = minimum Y. I use Sigma Plot to do a best fit line...
  43. Femme_physics

    How Do You Draw a Bode Plot for a Given Transfer Function?

    Homework Statement Given this function in an open loop control system http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3686/700qa.jpg Draw a bode plot of the transfer function: The upper graph will present the lines for each of the amplification factors for each of the system components, the lower...
  44. B

    Plot Orbit using Orbital Elements: 2D Analysis

    Homework Statement I want to Plot a Orbit using only the Orbital Elements. The orbit will be two dimensional, so I think some elements will be discarded. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
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    MATLAB How to Create a 3D Plot in Matlab for Matrix Visualization?

    Hi everyone, I'm working on a project where I need to produce a 3D plot for matrix using Matlab. The plot must comprise of both alpha and beta in 3D. Alpha, A is a 320 x 333 x 4 matrix, where each individual layer (i.e. A(320,333,i) for i = 1:4) represents one image's angles. The beta matrix...
  46. L

    Using Mathematica to plot and fit data

    Homework Statement Hello. My problem is that I need to learn how to use computer software this semester. My teacher said, go and figure out how to use any computer software you like to make graphs. I have Mathematica but I am not proficient in using it, could somebody please help me with...
  47. A

    MATLAB How to add trendline to semilog plot in matlab

    Hi, I have x and y vectors, x=[ 90868 68151 45434 34076 27261 13631 6816 3408 2273 1948 1705 1137 853 683 569 455 342 274 228 190]; y=[ 3680 3723 3800 3866 3920 4103 4250 4320 4340 4344 4350 4364 4373 4379 4384 4393 4398 4402 4405 4407]; I need to plot semilogx in MATLAB and add trendline and...
  48. S

    Plot frquency resonse from transfer function in complex frequency domain

    I am going through a past paper for an upcoming exam and I want to check that I am approaching this question correctly. H(s) = 1/(s2 + 8485.28s + 36x10-6) Calculate and plot frequency response for 0 rad/s, 500 rad/s, 1000 rad/s and 10000 rad/s. I am under the impression that the 's'...
  49. M

    Parton distribution functions plot axes

    I am slightly confused by the labelling of the vertical axis on parton distribution function plots. Take the one here: http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~wjs/partons2008nlo.jpg as an example. The vertical axis is labelled as xf(x, Q^2), where f is the probability density of finding a...
  50. A

    MATLAB Combining Plots with Different Y-Axis Ranges in Matlab?

    Good Day Everybody, Please assist me on these problems 1. I wish to put six plots on the same plot using matlab. The details of each plot are stated below PLOT 1 x axis range 0:1 y axis range 0:1 PLOT 2 x axis range 0:1 y axis range 0:1 PLOT 3 x axis range 0:1 y axis range...
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