Interact Exercise 2

Imports


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%matplotlib inline
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

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from IPython.html.widgets import interact, interactive, fixed
from IPython.display import display


:0: FutureWarning: IPython widgets are experimental and may change in the future.

Plotting with parameters

Write a plot_sin1(a, b) function that plots $sin(ax+b)$ over the interval $[0,4\pi]$.

  • Customize your visualization to make it effective and beautiful.
  • Customize the box, grid, spines and ticks to match the requirements of this data.
  • Use enough points along the x-axis to get a smooth plot.
  • For the x-axis tick locations use integer multiples of $\pi$.
  • For the x-axis tick labels use multiples of pi using LaTeX: $3\pi$.

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import math as math

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def plot_sine1(a, b):
    x = np.linspace(0,4*math.pi,300)
    f = plt.figure(figsize=(15,5))
    plt.plot(np.sin(a*x+b))
    plt.title('Sine Graph')
    plt.xlabel('x')
    plt.ylabel('sin(ax+b)')
    plt.tick_params(right=False, top=False, direction='out')
    plt.xticks([0,math.pi,2*math.pi,3*math.pi,4*math.pi],['0','$pi$','$2*pi$','$3*pi$','$4*pi$'])
    plt.xlim(0,4*math.pi)

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plot_sine1(5, 3.4)


Then use interact to create a user interface for exploring your function:

  • a should be a floating point slider over the interval $[0.0,5.0]$ with steps of $0.1$.
  • b should be a floating point slider over the interval $[-5.0,5.0]$ with steps of $0.1$.

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interact(plot_sine1, a=(0.0,5.0,0.1), b=(-5.0,5.0,0.1))


Out[7]:
<function __main__.plot_sine1>

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assert True # leave this for grading the plot_sine1 exercise

In matplotlib, the line style and color can be set with a third argument to plot. Examples of this argument:

  • dashed red: r--
  • blue circles: bo
  • dotted black: k.

Write a plot_sine2(a, b, style) function that has a third style argument that allows you to set the line style of the plot. The style should default to a blue line.


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def plot_sine2(a,b,style='b-'):
    x = np.linspace(0,4*math.pi,300)
    f = plt.figure(figsize=(15,5))
    plt.plot(np.sin(a*x+b), '%s' % style)
    plt.title('Sine Graph')
    plt.xlabel('x')
    plt.ylabel('sin(ax+b)')
    plt.tick_params(right=False, top=False, direction='out')
    plt.xticks([0,math.pi,2*math.pi,3*math.pi,4*math.pi],['0','$pi$','$2*pi$','$3*pi$','$4*pi$'])
    plt.xlim(0,4*math.pi)

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plot_sine2(4.0, -1.0, 'r--')


Use interact to create a UI for plot_sine2.

  • Use a slider for a and b as above.
  • Use a drop down menu for selecting the line style between a dotted blue line line, black circles and red triangles.

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interact(plot_sine2, a=(0.0,5.0,0.1), b=(-5.0,5.0,0.1), style={'dotted blue line': 'b--', 'black circles': 'ko',
                                                              'red triangles': 'r^'})



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assert True # leave this for grading the plot_sine2 exercise