Timeline for How do I make a plot using cylindrical coordinates?
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| Dec 15, 2023 at 17:42 | history | edited | user64494 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | edited title |
| Nov 6, 2013 at 6:52 | answer | added | user10409 | timeline score: 11 | |
| Feb 7, 2013 at 3:12 | comment | added | J. M.'s missing motivation | @whuber, you can still use RevolutionPlot[] for the purpose. Witness for instance RevolutionPlot3D[r^2 Cos[3 t], {r, 0, 1}, {t, 0, 3 π/2}]. Of course, it's more enlightening to use ParametricPlot3D[] instead, as in your answer. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 23:20 | history | edited | m_goldberg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Made English more idiomatic. |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 20:49 | comment | added | Cassini | @whuber: Of course you're right. I didn't read the question too carefully. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 16:33 | vote | accept | Learning is a mess | ||
| Feb 5, 2013 at 16:26 | comment | added | whuber | @David That's a nice idea when $z$ is independent of $\theta$, but how do you propose using RevolutionPlot3D when $z$ does vary with $\theta$? | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 15:11 | answer | added | whuber | timeline score: 33 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 14:59 | comment | added | Cassini | Have you tried RevolutionPlot3D? | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 14:36 | history | asked | Learning is a mess | CC BY-SA 3.0 |