ContourPlot1
Contour Plots with a Color Gradient
This PG code shows how to construct a contour plot with a color gradient.
- Download file: File:ContourPlot1.txt (change the file extension from txt to pg when you save it)
- File location in NPL:
FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/DiffCalcMV/ContourPlot1.pg
| PG problem file | Explanation |
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Problem tagging: |
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DOCUMENT(); loadMacros( "PGstandard.pl", "MathObjects.pl", "PGgraphmacros.pl", "parserPopUp.pl", ); TEXT(beginproblem()); $refreshCachedImages = 1; |
Initialization:
We will use |
Context("Numeric")->variables->are(t=>"Real",x=>"Real",y=>"Real");
#
# Create a graph canvas
#
$gr = init_graph(-5,-5,5,5,axes=>[0,0],pixels=>[300,300]);
$gr->lb('reset');
$gr->lb( new Label(4.7,0.2,'x','black','center','middle'));
$gr->lb( new Label(0.2,4.7,'y','black','center','middle'));
#
# A subroutine for adding the color gradient to the graph object
#
sub makegradient # ($graph, $steps, $r0, $g0, $b0, $r1, $g1, $b1)
{
my ($graph, $steps, $r0, $g0, $b0, $r1, $g1, $b1) = @_;
my $dr = ($r1 - $r0) / $steps;
my $dg = ($g1 - $g0) / $steps;
my $db = ($b1 - $b0) / $steps;
my $r = $r0;
my $g = $g0;
my $b = $b0;
for my $i (0..$steps-1)
{
$graph->new_color("gradient$i",$r,$g,$b);
$r += $dr;
$g += $dg;
$b += $db;
}
return $graph;
}
#
# Add to $gr a 10 step color gradient
#
$gr = &makegradient($gr, 10,
0,0,225, # RGB blue
255,255,255 # RGB white
);
#
# Circular contours as parametrized curves
#
foreach my $k (5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45) {
my $a = sqrt($k);
$fn = new Fun(
Formula("$a*cos(t)")->perlFunction,
Formula("$a*sin(t)")->perlFunction,
$gr
);
$fn->domain(0,6.3);
$fn->color("gray");
$fn->steps(60);
$fn->weight(1);
}
#
# Fill with gradient colors between contours
#
foreach my $i (0..9) {
my $a = sqrt(2)/2 * sqrt(5*$i) - 0.1;
$gr->fillRegion([ $a, $a, "gradient$i"]);
$gr->fillRegion([-$a, $a, "gradient$i"]);
$gr->fillRegion([-$a,-$a, "gradient$i"]);
$gr->fillRegion([ $a,-$a, "gradient$i"]);
}
#
# Label the contours
#
foreach my $k (5,15,25,35,45) {
$gr->lb( new Label(0.707*sqrt($k),0.707*sqrt($k),$k,'black','center','middle'));
}
$pop = PopUp(["Choose","True","False"],"False");
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Setup:
By default, graph objects only know a few named colors, so if you want to have a color gradient, you'll need to add a bunch of named colors to the graph. The Unfortunately, we have to do everything manually, including constructing the contour curves as parametric curves, filling the spaces between curves with colors from the color gradient, and labeling each contour curve. |
Context()->texStrings;
BEGIN_TEXT
\{ $pop->menu() \} This could be a contour plot
for \( f(x,y) = x^2 - y^2 \).
$BR
$BCENTER
\{ image(insertGraph($gr),width=>300,height=>300,tex_size=>450) \}
$ECENTER
END_TEXT
Context()->normalStrings;
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Main Text: We ought to have asked a more interesting question. |
$showPartialCorrectAnswers = 0; ANS( $pop->cmp() ); |
Answer Evaluation: |
Context()->texStrings;
BEGIN_SOLUTION
${PAR}SOLUTION:${PAR}
Solution explanation goes here.
END_SOLUTION
Context()->normalStrings;
COMMENT('MathObject version.');
ENDDOCUMENT();
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Solution: |
