6.28.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

6.28.2.1 Positioning axes labels

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=87388

I need to change the position of my axes labels such that the y-axis label is in the middle and parallel to the y-axis. I'd also like the x-axis label to be in the middle of the x-axis rather than ... 
[plotting] [graphics]
 

asked by John_dydx https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=7849 15 votes

answered by Virgil https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=27697 16 votes

6.28.2.2 How to perform a multi-peak fitting?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=26336

I am wondering how to implement the multi-peak detecting and fitting in Mathematica. Following is an example of fitting the data using three peaks (such that the data ~ peak1 + peak2 + peak3). 
The ... 
[fitting] [data] [peak-detection]
 

asked by Everett You https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1389 55 votes

answered by Silvia https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=17 55 votes

6.28.2.3 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]
 

asked by Peltio https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6745 140 votes

answered by Silvia https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=17 181 votes

6.28.2.4 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 15 votes

answered by Verbeia https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8 21 votes

6.28.2.5 Is there an open source implementation of Mathematica-the-language?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=4454

I've seen questions before such as "What is the best open-source equivalent for Mathematica?", but that specific question (and that line of inquiry in general) cares more about the computer algebra ... 
[programming] [open-source]
 

asked by sblom https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=178 122 votes

answered by Simon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34 85 votes

6.28.2.6 How to make a Spherical Cow?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=125043

Being a theoretical physicist, I always have a great respect for Spherical Cow. So I thought about making one myself. I am not sure how can I create (something considered to be the simplest!) this ... 
[geometry] [image3d]
 

asked by Sumit https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8070 69 votes

answered by andre314 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5467 76 votes

6.28.2.7 What's the most difficult multidimensional integral that Mathematica has solved?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=222184

I am interested in benchmarking numerical integration methods and am trying to develop a wider set of difficult multivariate examples. For my particular methods, I only want to look at non-negative-... 
[calculus-and-analysis] [numerical-integration]
 

asked by ben18785 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19278 6 votes