3.3.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

3.3.2.1 Drawing a square root spiral

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/66969/drawing-a-square-root-spiral

 
 
 
Here is a start. I'm looking for a nice way to draw it. 
 
Graphics[{EdgeForm[Black], White, 
Polygon @ {{0, 0}, {-1, 0}, 
Sqrt[2] {Cos[#], Sin[#]} &[Pi - (ArcCot[1])]}, 
Polygon @ {{0,  ...
 

- asked by mathe (22 votes), answered by Bob Hanlon (17 votes)

3.3.2.2 Advice for Mathematica as Mathematician's Aid

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/92686/advice-for-mathematica-as-mathematicians-aid

 
I use Mathematica mainly as an aid in symbolic attacks on problems, usually intermediate or harder and often number theoretic.  While Reduce, Simplify, et al. are remarkably powerful, they of course  ...
 

- asked by CarlEdman (56 votes), answered by MarcoB (39 votes)