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Gnuplot in Action: Understanding Data with Graphs
Summary
Gnuplot in Action, Second Edition is a major revision of this popular and authoritative guide for developers, engineers, and scientists who want to learn and use gnuplot effectively. Fully updated for gnuplot version 5, the book includes four pages of color illustrations and four bonus appendixes available in the eBook.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
Gnuplot is an open-source graphics program that helps you analyze, interpret, and present numerical data. Available for Unix, Mac, and Windows, it is well-maintained, mature, and totally free.
About the Book
Gnuplot in Action, Second Edition is a major revision of this authoritative guide for developers, engineers, and scientists. The book starts with a tutorial introduction, followed by a systematic overview of gnuplot's core features and full coverage of gnuplot's advanced capabilities. Experienced readers will appreciate the discussion of gnuplot 5's features, including new plot types, improved text and color handling, and support for interactive, web-based display formats. The book concludes with chapters on graphical effects and general techniques for understanding data with graphs. It includes four pages of color illustrations. 3D graphics, false-color plots, heatmaps, and multivariate visualizations are covered in chapter-length appendixes available in the eBook.
What's Inside
About the Reader
No prior experience with gnuplot is required. This book concentrates on practical applications of gnuplot relevant to users of all levels.
About the Author
Philipp K. Janert, PhD , is a programmer and scientist. He is the author of several books on data analysis and applied math and has been a gnuplot power user and developer for over 20 years.
Table of Contents
Gnuplot in Action, Second Edition is a major revision of this popular and authoritative guide for developers, engineers, and scientists who want to learn and use gnuplot effectively. Fully updated for gnuplot version 5, the book includes four pages of color illustrations and four bonus appendixes available in the eBook.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
Gnuplot is an open-source graphics program that helps you analyze, interpret, and present numerical data. Available for Unix, Mac, and Windows, it is well-maintained, mature, and totally free.
About the Book
Gnuplot in Action, Second Edition is a major revision of this authoritative guide for developers, engineers, and scientists. The book starts with a tutorial introduction, followed by a systematic overview of gnuplot's core features and full coverage of gnuplot's advanced capabilities. Experienced readers will appreciate the discussion of gnuplot 5's features, including new plot types, improved text and color handling, and support for interactive, web-based display formats. The book concludes with chapters on graphical effects and general techniques for understanding data with graphs. It includes four pages of color illustrations. 3D graphics, false-color plots, heatmaps, and multivariate visualizations are covered in chapter-length appendixes available in the eBook.
What's Inside
About the Reader
No prior experience with gnuplot is required. This book concentrates on practical applications of gnuplot relevant to users of all levels.
About the Author
Philipp K. Janert, PhD , is a programmer and scientist. He is the author of several books on data analysis and applied math and has been a gnuplot power user and developer for over 20 years.
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400 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 2015
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May 13, 2025
The gnu in gnuplot is not GNU :p
http://www.gnuplot.info/faq/faq.html#...
http://www.gnuplot.info/faq/faq.html#...
March 23, 2019
Paid for itself within the first couple of chapters. I've stumbled through with Gnuplot when I needed it, without bothering to understand anything about it. This is the book I needed to get a bit more of a foundation in what the hell was going on.
Worth noting that the e-book versions have colour figures throughout. The printed version just has a few.
Worth noting that the e-book versions have colour figures throughout. The printed version just has a few.
October 12, 2020
Although I don't like Gnuplot (prefer matplotlib), this book is wonderful not because it walks the reader throught gnuplot syntax and features, but more importantly because of the worked examples and tips on how to build graphics, these tips being not focused on gnuplot.
I find the concept of parallel graph coordinates very appealing.
I find the concept of parallel graph coordinates very appealing.
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