7.31.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.31.2.1 Make a scatter plot from two lists

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=21884

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 JACKY Li https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2403 28 votes

answered by Eric Thewalt https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6313 42 votes

7.31.2.2 How to add a vertical line to a plot

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3561

In the plot below I would like to add two vertical lines at $x = \frac{\pi}{15} \pm \frac{1}{20}$. 
How can I do that? 
 
... 
[plotting]
 

asked by sjdh https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=515 69 votes

answered by Ajasja https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=745 86 votes

7.31.2.3 How can I draw the Olympic rings with Mathematica?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=8885

How can I draw the 5 interlocking Olympic rings with Mathematica? 
(SVG version) 
Edit 
 
Hard choice, but some pretty cool answers here. I didn't have 3D answers in mind when I posted the question, but ... 
[graphics] [generative-art]
 

asked by Mike Honeychurch https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=77 45 votes

answered by cormullion https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=61 23 votes

7.31.2.4 Exporting graphics to PDF - huge file

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=1542

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 
 
... 
[graphics] [export] [pdf-format]
 

asked by Matthew Leingang https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=395 110 votes

7.31.2.5 Mathematica 10.0.x freezes in Initializing kernels

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=92931

Bug caused by paclet update and fixed by paclet update. 
I updated to Windows 10 and have been running Mathematica fine on it for over a month.  For some reason, it has just stopped working. I don't ... 
[bugs] [front-end] [system] [kernel-startup] [paclets]
 

asked by mitcheljh https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6783 80 votes

answered by ilian https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=145 101 votes

7.31.2.6 How to make Jacobian automatically in Mathematica

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=5790

If we have two vectors, $a$ and $b$, how can I make Jacobian matrix automatically in Mathematica? 
 
$$ a=\left( 
\begin{array}{c} 
x_1^3+2x_2^2 \\ 
3x_1^4+7x_2 
\end{array} 
\right);b=\left( 
\begin{array}{... 
[vector-calculus]
 

asked by George Mills https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1012 41 votes

answered by Jens https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=245 54 votes

7.31.2.7 Help find a bright object on Mars!

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=11819

In today's news, scientists found a bright object on one of Curiosity's photos (it's near the bottom of the picture below). It's a bit tricky to find - I actually spent quite some time staring at the ... 
[image-processing]
 

asked by Victor K. https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1351 202 votes

answered by Niki Estner https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=242 263 votes