WolframLang: Plot and Visualization

Plot Math Functions

math function plotting's names contains the word “Plot”.

To get a list of builtin functions for plotting, type any one of the following to get a list:

• ?*Plot*
• Names["*Plot*"]
• Information["*Plot*"]

or see

• FunctionVisualization

for example:

Plot3D[ Sin[x] Sin[y], {x,0,10}, {y,0,10} ]

Functions for Data Visualization

e.g. BarChart, PieChart, Histogram, BoxWhiskerChart, etc.

• DataVisualization

example

PieChart3D[{3, 10, 1}, ChartLabels -> {"a", "b", "c"}]

Find Options of Functions

Type Options[ FunctionName ] to get a list of options for the function.

Options[ Plot ]

Type ?Name to get the documentation for the option name.

?Axes

Click the info icon to goto the full documentation.

Commonly Used Options for 2D Graphics

• AspectRatio
• Axes
• AxesLabel
• Frame
• FrameLabel
• FrameTicks
• PlotLegends
• PlotPoints
• PlotRange
• Ticks

Commonly Used Options for 3D Graphics

Commonly used options for 3d plot functions that plots surface of math function. For example: Plot3D, ParametricPlot3D

• PlotPoints -> {50,60}
• Axes -> False
• Boxed -> False
• BoundaryStyle -> Directive[Black, Thin] → boundary line.
• Mesh -> None
• MeshShading -> {{None}, {None}} → no surface patch.
• PlotStyle -> Directive[White, Opacity[0.7], Specularity[10, 20]] → surface color, transparency, shine.
• Lighting -> "Neutral"

example:

ParametricPlot3D[
{Cos[u]*(2 + Cos[v]), Sin[u]*(2 + Cos[v]), Sin[v]} ,
{u, 0, 5},
{v, 0, 6},
 PlotPoints -> 100,
 Axes -> False,
 Boxed -> False,
 BoundaryStyle -> Directive[Black, Thin],
 PlotStyle -> Directive[White, Opacity[0.7], Specularity[10, 20]],
 Lighting -> "Neutral"]