[Randall Munroe] certainly understands the power of graphical representation of data. The humorous plots in his xkcd webcomic are one of the favorite parts for many readers. Their distinctive ...

In my recent post on the angular size of a soccer goal, I created a contour plot. Despite what you might think, I'm not a Jedi Master at python. So, here is a quick guide to contour plots and ...

Python allows free creation of plots, unlike expensive ... So x² in Python is written as x**2. Polynomials of higher degrees, such as cubic (cubed) and quartic (raised to the fourth power ...