02-matplotlib-tutorial-clean.ipynb

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    "![Matplotlib](images/matplotlib_logo-s.png)\n",
    "\n",
    "# Matplotlib"
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    "Let's take a quick look at the *matplotlib* essentials.\n",
    "\n",
    "First let's import the neccesary modules and tell the notebook to generate the figures inline:"
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    "The `inline` is important for the notebook, so that plots are displayed\n",
    "in the notebook and not in a new window.\n"
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    "Now we can use (note that you have to use `show` explicitly if you don't use `%matplotlib inline`):\n",
    "\n",
    "```\n",
    "   plt.plot(x,y)  # line plot\n",
    "```"
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    "And now let's go with some examples."
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    "## Basic matplotlib visualization"
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    "* **1D plotting**:\n"
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    "* **2D arrays** (such as images):\n"
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    "***\n",
    "\n",
    "## <span style=\"color:blue\">Exercise: Simple visualizations</span>\n",
    "\n",
    "* Plot some simple arrays / functions.\n",
    "\n",
    "* Try using the `gray` colormap.\n",
    "\n",
    "***"
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    "## 1D plot"
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    "A tangent between 0 and 4$\\pi$.\n",
    "\n",
    "$$y = \\tan(x), \\; x\\in[0., 4\\pi]$$"
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    "## 1D polar plot "
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    "$\\theta(\\rho) = 2\\pi \\rho, \\; \\rho \\in [0, 2]$"
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    "***\n",
    "\n",
    "##  <span style=\"color:blue\">Exercise</span>\n",
    "\n",
    "Adapt the previous example to plot the function \n",
    "\n",
    "$$y = \\frac{\\sin(x)}{x}, \\; x\\in[0.1, 6\\pi]$$\n",
    "\n",
    "and try to \n",
    "\n",
    "* set the figure *legend* (hint: `<TAB>` completion is your friend)\n",
    "* change the *line style*\n",
    "\n",
    "hint: checkout the [matplotlib examples](https://matplotlib.org/gallery/index.html)"
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    "***"
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