Spherical Coordinates: Spheres, Teardrops, Cones and More

Here is a link to a website which will graph objects in spherical coordinates. Open a new window, and copy this link there, if toggling back and forth becomes a nuisance.

Examples with spheres

1. Set t min to 0, t max to pi
2. Set t min to 0, t max to 2/3*pi
3. Set t min to 0, t max to pi and s min to 0, s max to pi

Examples with other shapes

1. Replace 1 in the parameter box for Rho with t and Phi with pi/4 rather than parameter t
2. Set Rho to t, Phi to s, Theta to pi

Other possibilities: Find the GALLERY button and spend some time exploring. (Be sure to notice the arrows which let you rotate images.)