(*^ ::[ frontEndVersion = "Macintosh Mathematica Notebook Front End Version 2.1"; macintoshStandardFontEncoding; paletteColors = 128; automaticGrouping; currentKernel; fontset = title, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, e8, 24, "Times"; ; fontset = subtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, e6, 18, "Times"; ; fontset = subsubtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, italic, e6, 14, "Times"; ; fontset = section, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, grayBox, M22, bold, a20, 18, "Times"; ; fontset = subsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, blackBox, M19, bold, a15, 14, "Times"; ; fontset = subsubsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, whiteBox, M18, bold, a12, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = text, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = smalltext, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = input, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeInput, M42, N23, bold, L-5, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = output, output, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L-5, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = message, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, R65535, L-5, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = print, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L-5, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = info, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, B65535, L-5, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = postscript, PostScript, formatAsPostScript, output, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeGraphics, M7, l34, w282, h287, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = name, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, italic, 10, "Geneva"; ; fontset = header, inactive, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = leftheader, inactive, L2, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = footer, inactive, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, center, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = leftfooter, inactive, L2, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = help, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = clipboard, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = completions, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = special1, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = special2, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = special3, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = special4, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = special5, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, 12, "Times"; ; ] :[font = special1; inactive; preserveAspect; ] Spherical Coordinates The cell below shows how Mathematica can be used to convert from spherical to Cartesian coordinates. ;[s] 7:0,0;71,1;93,0;120,2;131,0;156,1;183,0;197,-1; 3:4,13,9,Times,0,12,0,0,0;2,13,9,Times,1,12,0,0,0;1,13,9,Times,2,12,0,0,0; :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] x[rho_, phi_, theta_] := rho Sin[phi] Cos[theta] y[rho_, phi_, theta_] := rho Sin[phi] Sin[theta] z[rho_, phi_, theta_] := rho Cos[phi] Cart[rho_, phi_, theta_] := {x[rho, phi, theta], y[rho, phi, theta], z[rho, phi, theta]} Cart[5, Pi/2, Pi/4] :[font = special1; inactive; preserveAspect; ] The cell below shows how Mathematica can be used to convert from Cartesian to spherical coordinates. ;[s] 5:0,0;25,1;36,0;61,2;88,0;102,-1; 3:3,13,9,Times,0,12,0,0,0;1,13,9,Times,2,12,0,0,0;1,13,9,Times,1,12,0,0,0; :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Rho[x_, y_, z_] := Sqrt[x^2 + y^2 + z^2] S[x_, y_, z_] := Sqrt[x^2 + y^2] Phi[x_, y_, z_] := ArcCos[z/Rho[x, y, z]] Theta[x_, y_, z_] := If[x >= 0, ArcSin[y/S[x, y, z]], Pi - ArcSin[y/S[x, y, z]]] Sphere[x_, y_, z_] := N[{Rho[x, y, z], Phi[x, y, z], Theta[x, y, z]}] Sphere[5/Sqrt[2], 5/Sqrt[2], 0] ^*)