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Replace this paragraph with 2-3 sentences describing your understanding of the difference between a script and a notebook. Your answer should be applicable to R or python (so if you discuss python notebooks, you should also discuss the equivalent in R). Use markdown formatting as described in this cheat-sheet.
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The code chunk below defines a logarithmic spiral. Using this reference, modify the code so that it now plots Fermat’s spiral. Use \(a = 1\).
# Define the angle of the spiral (polar coords)
# go around two full times (2*pi = one revolution)
theta <- seq(0, 4*pi, .01)
# Define the distance from the origin of the spiral
# Needs to have the same length as theta
r <- theta
# Now define x and y in cartesian coordinates
x <- r * cos(theta)
y <- r * sin(theta)
plot(x, y, type = "l")
Can you do the same thing in Python? It may help to know that in Python, to raise something to a power, you use ** instead of ^.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Define the angle of the spiral (polar coords)
# go around two full times (2*pi = one revolution)
theta = np.arange(0, 4 * np.pi, 0.01)
# Define the distance from the origin of the spiral
# Needs to have the same length as theta
r = theta
# Now define x and y in cartesian coordinates
x = r * np.cos(theta)
y = r * np.sin(theta)
# Define the axes
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
# Plot the line
ax.plot(x, y)
plt.show()