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MaplePrimes - comments on Post, New Polar Axes http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:13:35 GMT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:13:35 GMT The latest comments added to the Post, New Polar Axes http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg MaplePrimes - comments on Post, New Polar Axes http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes contours http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:New Polar Axes:Comments#comment71413 In my world, an axis is a straight line, so it might be better to refer to constant r and theta contours. A bit clumsy, perhaps... J. Tarr The latest comments added to the Post, New Polar Axes 71413 Thu, 29 May 2008 00:36:09 Z Mariner Mariner Polar axes? http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:New Polar Axes:Comments#comment71418 I wonder whether English speaking mathematicians do use the expression "polar axes" to denote <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_lines">coordinate lines</a> in a curved coordinate system like the polar coordinates. Not being an English speaker, the use of "axes" for "curves" sounds to me as an oxymoron, because an axis normally meant something rectilinear. Even more together with "polar" that means itself a direction. Indeed, some googling has shown me that this strange usage is somewhat commonplace within the computing community. But I doubt whether this is a reason to endorse this usage. The latest comments added to the Post, New Polar Axes 71418 Thu, 29 May 2008 01:17:47 Z jakubi jakubi on the 'Polar' Axes http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:New Polar Axes:Comments#comment71345 <div> The term "Polar" as used in this description of a view is refering to the "Z" Axes. As for the term "Polar", it would be in reference to the Earth Axes, as in the one that runs (S) Pole to (N) Pole. The view then is as if one where looking down on the Earth onto either the 'N' or 'S' Pole.  In 3D type depictions (or graphs) one would be looking into the 'Z' Axes. (with X¹ to X², your left to right, and of course, Y¹ to Y², your up and down.)</div>   (an old dawg) Still Learning. The latest comments added to the Post, New Polar Axes 71345 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:44:56 Z dawgit dawgit a further clearification http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:New Polar Axes:Comments#comment71344 I left a bit out on the model above:   ¹ to X² would normally be Left to Right, in a Polar view it would be also West to East.¹ to Y² then again normally Up and Down, but also refering to North and South as one would be from an Equaterial view. (an old dawg) Still Learning.   And the Y And the "Polar" view is than just that. The X The latest comments added to the Post, New Polar Axes 71344 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:55:22 Z dawgit dawgit My Keyboard (Fingers) Need to be Calibrated http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:New Polar Axes:Comments#comment71343 or, I'm getting old. Again, the part left out: (an old dawg) Still Learning.   And the Y¹ to Y² then again normally Up and Down, but also refering to North and South as one would be from an Equaterial view. The latest comments added to the Post, New Polar Axes 71343 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:58:12 Z dawgit dawgit Global view http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/39277-New-Polar-Axes?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:New Polar Axes:Comments#comment83438 David, Try looking at a globe in the way described in your first post .i.e. along the spin axis, and see if you can point to the East-West and North-South axes. J. Tarr The latest comments added to the Post, New Polar Axes 83438 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:54:55 Z Mariner Mariner