2.30.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

2.30.2.1 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 ...

asked by Mel https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3249 26 votes

answered by Mark McClure https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=36 45 votes

2.30.2.2 Drawing a square root spiral

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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 matrix89 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5379 24 votes

answered by Bob Hanlon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9362 21 votes

2.30.2.3 How do I draw a pair of buttocks?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=66538

I’m trying to develop a function which 3D plot would have a buttocks like shape.

Several days of searching the web and a dozen my of own attempts to solve the issue have brought nothing but two ...

asked by Simpleton Jack https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=22399 287 votes

answered by mikuszefski https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=7608 440 votes

2.30.2.4 How can I improve Mathematica’s resolution on a macbook retina display?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=18419

Mathematica 9.0 looks a bit fuzzy on the retina screen, how can I increase the resolution?

Here another screenshot showing a direct comparison between the browser and Mathematica

asked by Tom Wellington https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2437 43 votes

answered by canadian_historian https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19 20 votes

2.30.2.5 Using Export[] sends the file where?

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I am trying to use the Export command to convert a list of plots into a *.gif file, and the command runs and executes well, but I can’t find the file! Where is it supposed to go? Did it even work?

asked by Patrick Da Silva https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1785 37 votes

answered by Vitaliy Kaurov https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13 49 votes

2.30.2.6 How to create effect like Van Gogh’s stroke brush?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=39003

I need to apply Van Gogh’s stroke brush effect to a random image

Take the following image as an example:

Thank you so much if you could help!

asked by user10495 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10495 33 votes

answered by Simon Woods https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=862 51 votes

2.30.2.7 Elegant operations on matrix rows and columns

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3069 Question

The Mathematica tutorial has a section ’Basic Matrix Operations’, describing operations like transpose, inverse and determinant. These operations all work on entire matrices. I am missing a ...

asked by sjdh https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=515 177 votes

answered by Mr.Wizard https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=121 60 votes