Mathematica Tutorial: Visualization And Graphics - Wolfram Research

Visualization and Graphics 3
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make a plot, specifying a particular value for an option
Choosing an option for a plot.
A function like Plot has many options that you can set. Usually you will need to use at most a
few of them at a time. If you want to optimize a particular plot, you will probably do best to
experiment, trying a sequence of different settings for various options.
Each time you produce a plot, you can specify options for it. "Redrawing and Combining Plots"
will also discuss how you can change some of the options, even after you have produced the
plot.
option name
default value
AspectRatio 1ëGoldenRatio the height-to-width ratio for the plot;
Automatic sets it from the absolute x and
y coordinates
Axes True whether to include axes
AxesLabel None labels to be put on the axes; ylabel specifies
a label for the y axis, 8xlabel, ylabel< for
both axes
AxesOrigin Automatic the point at which axes cross
BaseStyle 8< the default style to use for the plot
FormatType
TraditionalFoÖ
the default format type to use for text in
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the plot
Frame False whether to draw a frame around the plot
FrameLabel None labels to be put around the frame; give a
list in clockwise order starting with the
lower x axis
FrameTicks Automatic what tick marks to draw if there is a frame;
None gives no tick marks
GridLines None what grid lines to include; Automatic
includes a grid line for every major tick
mark
PlotLabel None an expression to be printed as a label for
the plot
PlotRange Automatic the range of coordinates to include in the
plot; All includes all points
Ticks Automatic what tick marks to draw if there are axes;
None gives no tick marks
Some of the options for Plot. These can also be used in Show.