4.1.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.1.2.1 Exporting graphics to PDF - huge file

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/1542/exporting-graphics-to-pdf-huge-file

 
I want to draw some basic surfaces, export them to PDF and include them in a LaTeX file.  I create a simple 3D graphics object, for instance with 
 
ParametricPlot3D[{r Cos[], r Sin[], r^2}, {r, 0,  ...
 

- asked by Matthew Leingang (89 votes), answered by Heike (75 votes)

4.1.2.2 Entering numbers in Scientific Notation?

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/36792/entering-numbers-in-scientific-notation

 
I need to play with a lot of powers such as 10^-3. 1E-3 does not work for it. Is there any short form for it?
 

- asked by hhh (21 votes), answered by Rahul (30 votes)