Dedication

The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

R. W. Hamming

The purpose of computing is insight, not pictures.

L. N. Trefethen

Brief Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Listings

Acknowledgments

About This Book

Chapter 1. Prelude: Understanding data with gnuplot

Chapter 2. Essential gnuplot

Chapter 3. Working with data

Chapter 4. Practical matters

Chapter 5. Doing it with style

Chapter 6. Decorations

Chapter 7. All about axes

3. Advanced Gnuplot

Chapter 8. Three-dimensional plots

Chapter 9. Color

Chapter 10. Advanced plotting concepts

Chapter 11. Terminals in depth

Chapter 12. Macros, scripting, and batch operations

4. Graphical Analysis with Gnuplot

Chapter 13. Fundamental graphical methods

Chapter 14. Techniques of graphical analysis

Chapter 15. Coda: Understanding data with graphs

Appendix A. Obtaining, building, and installing gnuplot

Appendix B. Gnuplot reference

Appendix C. Resources

Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Listings

Acknowledgments

About This Book

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