unit circle is the sine of that angle.  It
ranges from -1 for :math:`x=3\pi / 2` to +1 for :math:`\pi / 2.`  The
function has zeroes where the angle is a multiple of :math:`\pi`.
Sines of angles between :math:`\pi` and :math:`2\pi` are negative.
The numerous properties of the sine and related functions are included
in any standard trigonometry text.

Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np

Print sine of one angle:

>>> np.sin(np.pi/2.)
1.0

Print sines of an array of angles given in degrees:

>>> np.sin(np.array((0., 30., 45., 60., 90.)) * np.pi / 180. )
array([ 0.        ,  0.5       ,  0.70710678,  0.8660254 ,  1.        ])

Plot the sine function:

>>> import matplotlib.pylab as plt
>>> x = np.linspace(-np.pi, np.pi, 201)
>>> plt.plot(x, np.sin(x))
>>> plt.xlabel('Angle [rad]')
>>> plt.ylabel('sin(x)')
>>> plt.axis('tight')
>>> plt.show()