and there are 10 increments on the plot, should you plot in increments of 48? Based on your contour interval, is this reasonable? Would it be easier to plot increments of 50?
If that equation applies to many incidents of similar systems, geoscientists can use graphs to predict the behavior of simplified natural systems or to understand the relationships of variables within a system. Then others can use that equation to understand the system, too, because math is a universal language. The equation for a line ( y = mx + b) is one such equation. The basic equation for a line Because I am a visual learner, graphs help me to visuallize the relationship of one bit of data to another.The relationship can also be translated into a mathematically meaningful equation. If this is the case, it may be necessary to review the basics of graphing or plotting. Although concepts of plotting and graphing are taught throughout the K-12 curriculum, I find that within the first few lectures many students struggle with concepts. Graphs and plots are key in introductory courses in which quantitative skills are emphasized because they are the essence of giving students multiple representations of mathematical concepts they can be expressed numerically, visually, and symbolically. Introductory textbooks are filled with graphs and plots. Jump down to: Plotting | Describing Graphs | Reading data | Examples and Exercises
Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Related quantitative concepts: Understanding trends, Interpolaīasic Graphing Skills or skills we should have learned in high school by Jennifer M. Related quantitative concepts: Understanding trends, Interpolation/Extrapolation, Functions, Graph Significance, Graphing confusion