6.32.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

6.32.2.1 Mathematica code for Bifurcation Diagram

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=13277

At the moment I am trying to construct a bifurcation diagram of the iterative function $f(x)=$ $ax-1.1975x^3$. I've scoured the internet for pre-made bifurcation diagrams and found many (mostly of the ... 
[plotting] [graphics] [code-request]
 

asked by Mel https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3249 27 votes

answered by Mark McClure https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=36 47 votes

6.32.2.2 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=193 473 votes

answered by Michael E2 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4999 285 votes

6.32.2.3 Calculate the 2D Fourier transform of an Image

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=29203

I am new to Mathematica, and using version 8.0. 
 
I would like to calculate the 2D Fourier Transform of an  Image  with Mathematica and plot the magnitude and phase ... 
[image-processing] [image] [fourier-analysis]
 

asked by user8727 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8727 17 votes

answered by Nasser https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=70 33 votes

6.32.2.4 How to make the digits of  go around in a spiral like this?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=109982

Here is a start. 
 
 MapIndexed[Text[Reverse[First[RealDigits[Pi,10,252]]][[Tr@#2]],#]&, 
Table[{t Cos[t],t Sin[t]},{t,0,16Pi,0.2}]]//Graphics 
 
[graphics] [formatting] [generative-art]
 

asked by matrix89 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5379 57 votes

answered by Martin Ender https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2305 73 votes

6.32.2.5 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

6.32.2.6 How can I plot a graph of an integral?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=78451

I want to plot the following function: 
 
$$\int \left(\frac{\Gamma (x+1)}{2}-\frac{\Gamma (x-1)}{2}\right) \, dx$$ 
[plotting]
 

asked by Anixx https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=651 4 votes

answered by k_v https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=24727 9 votes

6.32.2.7 How to tell Mathematica that certain variables are real/imaginary, integer-valued, etc

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=66273

I'm trying to expedite some quantum mechanical calculations (expectation values etc.) by running them through Mathematica. When I say, for example, 
 
... 
[functions] [complex] [variable-definitions]
 

asked by Matthew Brunetti https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=22304 39 votes

answered by SquareOne https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19960 24 votes