hand_area

hand_area, a Python code which starts with data points defining the outline of someone's hand, and then estimate the area of the hand using sampling.

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_area 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;

Reference:

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

Source Code:

• hand_area.py the source code.
• hand_area.sh runs all the tests.
• hand_area.txt/a> the output file.

• hand_data.txt the coordinates of points that outline the hand.
• hand_area.png a plot that suggests how the hand area was estimated by sampling.