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vector = vector(x,y,z) | vector = vector(x,y,z) | ||
===Spheres=== | ===Spheres=== | ||
sphere = sphere(pos= | sphere = sphere(pos=POS, color=color.COLOR, radius=RADIUS ) | ||
POS: a vector giving the sphere location | |||
COLOR: Options can be found on http://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html | |||
RADIUS: The radius of the sphere (usually given by the lab instructions) | |||
===Arrows=== | ===Arrows=== | ||
arrow = arrow(pos= | arrow = arrow(pos=POS, axis=AXIS color=color.COLOR) | ||
POS: where the head of the arrow is to be placed | |||
AXIS: the line that we want the axis to go along (generally some position - * position) | |||
COLOR: Options can be found on http://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html | |||
Revision as of 13:28, 4 December 2015
VPython Functions
Created by Natalie Standish
Short Description of Topic
The Main Idea
The main idea of this page is to serve as an aid for future physics students in writing python code during lab.
Starting Out
These are the first two lines of code that you should put into every one of the codes we have in this class:
from __future__ import division
from visual import *
Making Basic Objects
Vectors
vector = vector(x,y,z)
Spheres
sphere = sphere(pos=POS, color=color.COLOR, radius=RADIUS ) POS: a vector giving the sphere location COLOR: Options can be found on http://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html RADIUS: The radius of the sphere (usually given by the lab instructions)
Arrows
arrow = arrow(pos=POS, axis=AXIS color=color.COLOR) POS: where the head of the arrow is to be placed AXIS: the line that we want the axis to go along (generally some position - * position) COLOR: Options can be found on http://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html
Connectedness
VPython is an important tool in PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2212 because it is able to take a very abstract concept and give a visual explanation to the student.
See also
Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?
Further reading
Books, Articles or other print media on this topic
External links
Phython colors: http://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html
References
This section contains the the references you used while writing this page http://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html n?