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Spherical Coordinates
Spherical coordinates are an alternative to the more common Cartesian coordinate system. Move the sliders to compare spherical and Cartesian coordinates.
Contributed by:
Jeff Bryant
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Spherical Coordinates
(
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"
Spherical Coordinates
" from
the Wolfram Demonstrations Project
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/SphericalCoordinates/
Contributed by:
Jeff Bryant
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