2.2.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

2.2.2.1 Mathematica code for Bifurcation Diagram

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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 27 votes

answered by Mark McClure https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=36 47 votes

2.2.2.2 What are the most common pitfalls awaiting new users?

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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 ...

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2.2.2.3 Calculate the 2D Fourier transform of an Image

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I am new to Mathematica, and using version 8.0.

I would like to calculate the 2D Fourier Transform of an Image with Mathematica and plot the magnitude and phase ...

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answered by Nasser https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=70 33 votes

2.2.2.4 How to make the digits of go around in a spiral like this?

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Here is a start.

MapIndexed[Text[Reverse[First[RealDigits[Pi,10,252]]][[Tr@#2]],#]&, 
 Table[{t Cos[t],t Sin[t]},{t,0,16Pi,0.2}]]//Graphics

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answered by Martin Ender https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2305 73 votes

2.2.2.5 How to make a Spherical Cow?

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Being a theoretical physicist, I always have a great respect for Spherical Cow. So I thought about making one myself. I am not sure how can I create (something considered to be the simplest!) this ...

asked by Sumit https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8070 69 votes

answered by andre314 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5467 76 votes

2.2.2.6 How can I plot a graph of an integral?

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I want to plot the following function:

\[\int \left (\frac {\Gamma (x+1)}{2}-\frac {\Gamma (x-1)}{2}\right ) \, dx\]

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answered by k_v https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=24727 9 votes

2.2.2.7 How to tell Mathematica that certain variables are real/imaginary, integer-valued, etc

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=66273 I’m trying to expedite some quantum mechanical calculations (expectation values etc.) by running them through Mathematica. When I say, for example,

asked by Matthew Brunetti https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=22304 39 votes

answered by SquareOne https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19960 24 votes