LACS07a_Butterfly.java

/*************************************************************************
 *  Compilation:  javac Butterfly.java
 *  Execution:    java Butterfly
 *  Dependencies: StdDraw.java
 *
 *  Plots a butterfly-like curve.
 *
 *  Reference: A. K. Dewdney's The Magic Machine. Credited to
 *  Temple H. Fay of the University of Southern Mississippi.
 *
 *************************************************************************/


public class Butterfly {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      StdDraw.setXscale(-4, 4);
      StdDraw.setYscale(-4, 4);
      double x0 = 0, y0 = 0;
      for (double theta = 0.0; theta < 72; theta += 0.01) {
          double r = Math.exp(Math.cos(theta)) - 2*Math.cos(4*theta) + Math.pow(Math.sin(theta/12), 5);
          double x1 = r * Math.cos(theta);
          double y1 = r * Math.sin(theta);
          StdDraw.line(x0, y0, x1, y1);
          x0 = x1;
          y0 = y1;
      }
   }
}