4.20.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.20.2.1 Exporting graphics to PDF - huge file

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/1542/exporting-graphics-to-pdf-huge-file

 
I want to draw some basic surfaces, export them to PDF and include them in a LaTeX file.  I create a simple 3D graphics object, for instance with 
 
ParametricPlot3D[{r Cos[], r Sin[], r^2}, {r, 0,  ...
 

- asked by Matthew Leingang (92 votes), answered by Heike (80 votes)

4.20.2.2 Generating a Sierpinski carpet

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/22052/generating-a-sierpinski-carpet

 
I am trying to draw a Sierpinski_carpet. I have code that works, but I think there is a more elegant way to do than my way. Maybe I couls use Tuples or Permutations or some similar function to  ...
 

- asked by chyaong (46 votes), answered by Mr.Wizard (75 votes)