Re: plot question
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- Subject: [mg72709] Re: plot question
- From: "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:51:26 -0500 (EST)
- References: <eofj7u$hdb$1@smc.vnet.net>
Thanks to Peter, Bob and Jean Marc for their replies. Also thank to Jean-Marc for bringing in my attention the following relevant thread http://groups.google.com/group/comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica/browse_thread/thread/8e1dbacb8a768054/3929283d6a0dacb5?lnk=gst&q=downward+y-axis&rnum=1&hl=en#3929283d6a0dacb5 Regards Dimitris dimitris wrote: > Hello! > > Consider the following graph of the function -ln(|x|). > > Plot[-Log[Abs[x]], {x, -2, 2}, PlotRange -> {Automatic, {-1, 3.5}}, > Axes -> False, Frame -> True, PlotPoints -> 100, FrameLabel -> {"x", > "y"}] > > How is it possible to make the y-axis point downwards (I need this > because in half-space problems within the solid mechanics the possitive > vertical axis is pointed into the half-space)? > > Thanks in advance. > Dimitris