ContourPlot¶

Draws contours of a 2-variable function.

$ wo 'Head[ContourPlot[x^2 + y^2, {x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 1}]]'
Graphics

Options¶

In addition to the common options above, ContourPlot recognizes:

• Contours — an integer (number of contours) or a list of levels.
• ContourStyle — directives applied to the contour lines.
• ContourShading — True / False / Automatic.
• ColorFunction — color map for the shaded regions.
• PlotPoints / MaxRecursion — sampling control.