TI-84 Plus CE Python: Drawing Shapes with the ti_plotlib module
Introduction
Here are four scripts to draw shapes:
RECT8: rectangles and squares centered at (0, 0)
ELLIPSE8: ellipses and circles centered at (0, 0)
POLYGON8: polygons given the vertex points and number of vertices
INVFUNC8: draws a function f(x) and it’s inverse f^-1(x). Define the function is defined in the f(x) subroutine in the program.
The plot window is sized in sync with the TI-84’s screen size (320 pixels x 220 pixels) so that squares look like squares and circles look like circles. The window parameters are set as such:
Xmin = -16, Xmax = 16
Ymin = -10.5, Ymax = 10.5
TI-84 PLUS CE Python Script: RECT8.py
import ti_plotlib as plt
from math import *
# draw an rectangle using ti_plqtlib
# get parameters
print("Press [clear] to \nexit the graph.")
print("x:[-16,16] \ny:[-10.5,10.5]")
a=eval(input("horiz. length? "))
b=eval(input("vert. length? "))
# plot routine
plt.cls()
plt.title("Rectangle")
plt.window(-16,16,-10.5,10.5)
plt.axes("on")
plt.grid(1,1,"dot")
# color: blue
plt.color(0,0,192)
# pen size
plt.pen("medium","solid")
plt.line(-a/2,b/2,a/2,b/2,"")
plt.line(-a/2,-b/2,a/2,-b/2,"")
plt.line(-a/2,-b/2,-a/2,b/2,"")
plt.line(a/2,-b/2,a/2,b/2,"")
plt.show_plot()
TI-84 PLUS CE Python Script: ELLIPSE8.py
import ti_plotlib as plt
from math import *
# draw an ellipse using ti_plqtlib
# get parameters
print("Press [clear] to \nexit the graph.")
print("x:[-16,16] \ny:[-10.5,10.5]")
a=eval(input("x axis? "))
b=eval(input("y axis? "))
# plot routine
plt.cls()
plt.title("Ellipse")
plt.window(-16,16,-10.5,10.5)
plt.axes("on")
plt.pen("medium","solid")
plt.grid(1,1,"dot")
# color: green
plt.color(0,192,0)
for i in range(128):
x=a*cos(i*pi/64)
y=b*sin(i*pi/64)
plt.plot(x,y,"o")
plt.show_plot()
TI-84 PLUS CE Python Script: POLYGON8.py
import ti_plotlib as plt
from math import *
# draw an rectangle using ti_plqtlib
# get parameters
print("Press [clear] to \nexit the graph.")
print("x:[-16,16] \ny:[-10.5,10.5]")
n=int(input("# of vertices? "))
a=eval(input("x1? "))
b=eval(input("y1? "))
x=[a]
y=[b]
for i in range(n-1):
print("vertex ",i+2)
c=eval(input("x? "))
d=eval(input("y? "))
x.append(c)
y.append(d)
x.append(a)
y.append(b)
# plot routine
plt.cls()
plt.title("Polygon")
plt.window(-16,16,-10.5,10.5)
plt.axes("on")
plt.grid(1,1,"dot")
plt.color(75,0,130)
plt.pen("medium","solid")
for i in range(n):
x0=x[i]
y0=y[i]
x1=x[i+1]
y1=y[i+1]
plt.line(x0,y0,x1,y1,"")
plt.show_plot()
TI-84 PLUS CE Python Script: INVFUNC8.py
Define f(x) in the def f(x) function routine. The math module is imported.
import ti_plotlib as plt
from math import *
# f(x) and f**-1(x)
# define f(x)
def f(x):
return x**2+6
# plot routine
plt.cls()
plt.title("f(x) and its inverse")
plt.window(-16,16,-10.5,10.5)
plt.axes("on")
plt.grid(1,1,"dot")
plt.pen("medium","solid")
for i in range(320):
x=-16+i*32/320
y=f(x)
plt.color(0,0,192)
plt.plot(x,y,"o")
plt.color(255,165,0)
plt.plot(y,x,"o")
plt.show_plot()
Download the four scripts here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ELL6mEzMXrIJlOSSFocOZGJTza-kBZoU/view?usp=sharing
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