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How to | Plot Functions of One Variable

The Wolfram Language offers multiple ways of plotting functions of one variable. These include ordinary plots, log plots, parametric plots, and polar plots.

Plot the function :

Wolfram Language code: Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2Pi}]
    

Plot several functions:

Wolfram Language code: Plot[{x, Sin[x], Sqrt[x]}, {x, 0, 2Pi}]
    

Plot the function on a log-scaled vertical axis:

Wolfram Language code: LogPlot[E ^ x ^ 2, {x, 1, 5}]
    

Plot the function on a log-scaled horizontal axis:

Wolfram Language code: LogLinearPlot[Tanh[x], {x, 1, 50}]
    

Plot the function on log-scaled vertical and horizontal axes:

Wolfram Language code: LogLogPlot[E ^ x ^ 2, {x, 1, 5}]
    

Plot the parametric curve defined by :

Wolfram Language code: ParametricPlot[{2Sin[t], Cos[t]}, {t, 0, 2Pi}]

Use ParametricPlot3D to plot the parametric curve defined by :

Wolfram Language code: ParametricPlot3D[{5Cos[u], 5Sin[u], u + Sin[u]}, {u, -2Pi, 2Pi}]
    

Make a polar plot of the function :

Wolfram Language code: PolarPlot[Cos[t] ^ 2, {t, 0, 2Pi}]

Use ContourPlot to plot an implicitly defined function:

Wolfram Language code: ContourPlot[x ^ 3 + x y ^ 2 + y == 0, {x, -1, 1}, {y, -10, 10}]