Graphing Calculator Drawing: Composition Waves and Implicit Trig Patterns
Equations involving compositions of trigonometric functions can create wild patterns in the plane.
This post is a chapter in the book Graphing Calculator Drawing Exercises. Suggested citation: Skycak, J. (2019). Graphing Calculator Drawing: Composition Waves and Implicit Trig Patterns. Graphing Calculator Drawing Exercises. https://justinmath.com/graphing-calculator-drawing-composition-waves-implicit-trig-patterns/
Setup. Navigate to https://www.desmos.com/calculator. Be sure to sign in so that you can save your graph.
Demonstration - Composition Waves. Observe the graph as you type each of the following inputs.
Demonstration - Implicit Trig Patterns. Observe the graph as you type each of the following inputs.
Challenge. Create some interesting wallpapers using implicit trig patterns!
This post is a chapter in the book Graphing Calculator Drawing Exercises. Suggested citation: Skycak, J. (2019). Graphing Calculator Drawing: Composition Waves and Implicit Trig Patterns. Graphing Calculator Drawing Exercises. https://justinmath.com/graphing-calculator-drawing-composition-waves-implicit-trig-patterns/