hand

hand, a Python code which carries out some numerical exercises based on data that came from tracing several points on a person's hand.

The original proposer of this exercise was Cleve Moler, in the textbook Numerical Computing with MATLAB.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

hand is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

ConvexHull_test, a Python code which demonstrates the computation of the convex hull of a set of 2D points.

hand, a dataset directory which contains the (x,y) coordinates of points that outline a hand;

hand_area, a Python code which estimates the area of a curve which outlines a person's hand.

polygon, a dataset directory which contains examples of polygons.

Reference:

• Cleve Moler,
  Numerical Computing with MATLAB,
  SIAM, 2004,
  ISBN13: 978-0-898716-60-3,
  LC: QA297.M625.

Source Code:

• hand.py, the source code.
• hand.sh, runs all the tests.
• hand.txt, the output file.

• hand_data.txt, the X and Y coordinates of a hand in a single file.

• hand_dilation.png, the dilated data.
• hand_hull.png, the convex hull.
• hand_linear.png, linearly transformed data.
• hand_negation.png, negated data.
• hand_plot.png, a plot of the data.
• hand_reflection.png, reflected data.
• hand_rotation.png, rotated data.
• hand_spline.png, spline interpolant.
• hand_star.png, a star plot of the data.
• hand_translation.png, translated data.