

When plotting trigonometric functions in degrees, you might also want to manually specify exactly where Mathematica draws tick marks. That answers the main question, but here’s a related hint. Using either Degree or °, you can plot trigonometric functions in degrees: You can also find this symbol in the Basic Math Assistant palette in the Palettes menu of Mathematica. The symbol ° is a handy shorthand for Degree and is entered as Esc-d-e-g-Esc. This special constant is called Degree in Mathematica. To convert from degrees to radians, multiply by π ⁄ 180. Trigonometric functions in Mathematica such as Sin and Cos take x to be given in radians: How do you plot trigonometric functions in degrees instead of radians? This week’s question comes from Brian, who is a part-time math teacher: You can submit your question directly to the Q&A Team using this form. Got a question about Mathematica? The Wolfram Blog has answers! We’ll regularly answer selected questions from users around the web.
