(*^ ::[ Information = "This is a Mathematica Notebook file. It contains ASCII text, and can be transferred by email, ftp, or other text-file transfer utility. It should be read or edited using a copy of Mathematica or MathReader. If you received this as email, use your mail application or copy/paste to save everything from the line containing (*^ down to the line containing ^*) into a plain text file. On some systems you may have to give the file a name ending with ".ma" to allow Mathematica to recognize it as a Notebook. The line below identifies what version of Mathematica created this file, but it can be opened using any other version as well."; FrontEndVersion = "Macintosh Mathematica Notebook Front End Version 2.2"; MacintoshStandardFontEncoding; fontset = title, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, L3, e8, 24, "New York"; fontset = subtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, L2, e6, 18, "New York"; fontset = subsubtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, L2, e6, 14, "New York"; fontset = section, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, grayBox, M22, bold, L2, a20, 14, "New York"; fontset = subsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, blackBox, M19, bold, L2, a15, 12, "New York"; fontset = subsubsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, whiteBox, M18, bold, L2, a12, 10, "New York"; fontset = text, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; fontset = smalltext, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 10, "New York"; fontset = input, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeInput, M42, N23, bold, L2, 12, "Courier"; fontset = output, output, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L2, 12, "Courier"; fontset = message, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, R65535, L2, 12, "Courier"; fontset = print, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L2, 12, "Courier"; fontset = info, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L2, 12, "Courier"; fontset = postscript, PostScript, formatAsPostScript, output, inactive, noPageBreakInGroup, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeGraphics, M7, l34, w282, h287, L2, 12, "Courier"; fontset = name, inactive, nowordwrap, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, italic, B65535, L2, 10, "Geneva"; fontset = header, inactive, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 10, "Times"; fontset = leftheader, inactive, L2, 10, "Times"; fontset = footer, inactive, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, center, M7, L2, 12, "Times"; fontset = leftfooter, inactive, center, L2, 12, "Times"; fontset = help, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 10, "Geneva"; fontset = clipboard, inactive, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; fontset = completions, inactive, nowordwrap, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; fontset = special1, inactive, nowordwrap, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; fontset = special2, inactive, nowordwrap, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, center, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; fontset = special3, inactive, nowordwrap, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, right, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; fontset = special4, inactive, nowordwrap, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; fontset = special5, inactive, nowordwrap, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L2, 12, "New York"; paletteColors = 128; currentKernel; ] :[font = input; preserveAspect] (* Mathematica code for points moving on a sphere *) ;[s] 3:0,0;3,1;14,0;53,-1; 2:2,14,10,Courier,1,12,0,0,0;1,14,10,Courier,3,12,0,0,0; :[font = input; dontPreserveAspect] (* Load Sphere *) <False] :[font = output; output; inactive; dontPreserveAspect; endGroup] Graphics3D["<<>>"] ;[o] -Graphics3D- :[font = input; dontPreserveAspect] (* graphic for points on sphere *) spoint[r_,theta_,phi_]:= Graphics3D[{PointSize[0.05], Point[{r Cos[phi Degree] Cos[theta Degree], r Cos[phi Degree] Sin[theta Degree], r Sin[phi Degree]}] }] :[font = input; dontPreserveAspect] (* make animation *) Do[ Show[ sp, spoint[1.01,280,ph], spoint[1.01,320,ph], PlotRange->All], {ph,0.,90.,2.5} ] ^*)