9.19.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

9.19.2.1 Code that generates a mandala
9.19.2.2 Calculating the normalization constant for a wavefunction
9.19.2.3 How to express trigonometric equation in terms of of given trigonometric function?
9.19.2.4 What is the equation to plot a vertical line?
9.19.2.5 What are the most common pitfalls awaiting new users?
9.19.2.6 Make a scatter plot from two lists
9.19.2.7 How to make an inkblot?
9.19.2.1 Code that generates a mandala

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=136974

My little brother asked me to print original mandalas for coloring. I would like some idea on how to create them, but without color, so he can color them. 
 
examples 
[graphics] [programming] [generative-art]
 
asked by zeros https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=26849 Score of 80
answered by Anton Antonov https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34008 Score of 102
9.19.2.2 Calculating the normalization constant for a wavefunction

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=99248

How can I compute the normalization constant for a quantum mechanics wave-function, like $\Psi(x) = N \exp(-\lambda x^2/2)$ by using Mathematica? (The normalization constant is $N$). 
[physics]
 
asked by infiniteNOP https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=35524 Score of 2
answered by Jason B. https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9490 Score of 5
9.19.2.3 How to express trigonometric equation in terms of of given trigonometric function?

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How can I express a trigonometric equation / identity in terms of a given trigonometric function? 
 
using following trigonometric identities 
 
... 
[functions] [trigonometry]
 
asked by Prashant Bhate https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=99 Score of 30
answered by Simon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34 Score of 37
9.19.2.4 What is the equation to plot a vertical line?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=59476

Please help. Trying to find area between three curves,  e^-x, x = 2, y = 1 . Can't find out how to plot  x = 2 . Don't want to use <... 
[plotting] [calculus-and-analysis]
 
asked by Cory https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19717 Score of 7
answered by Basheer Algohi https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13548 Score of 13
9.19.2.5 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]
 
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answered by Michael E2 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4999 Score of 317
9.19.2.6 Make a scatter plot from two lists

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I have two lists of values 
 
 xx = {0.1, 0.3, 0.35, 0.57, 0.88, 1.0} 
yy = {1.2, 3.5, 4.5, 7.8, 9.0, 12.2} 
 
 
I want to make a scatter plot (list plot) with xx as x ... 
[plotting]
 
asked by JACKY88 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2403 Score of 28
answered by Eric Thewalt https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6313 Score of 42
9.19.2.7 How to make an inkblot?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3345

How to effectively create a polygon that looks like a realistic inkblot? So far, I could come up with this (borrowing from Ed Pegg Jr.'s Rorschach demonstration): 
 
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[graphics] [performance-tuning] [image-processing] [generative-art]
 
asked by István Zachar https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=89 Score of 90
answered by Sjoerd C. de Vries https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=57 Score of 54