While plotting polar coordinate system graphs, should we include the negative of angle $\theta$?
For example, while plotting $r=\theta$ for negative values the spiral comes out to be reverse of the graph plotted using positive values. Upon searching in google I find only one spiral. So are both spirals part of the curve?
It's not really about $\theta$, which of course can be both positive or negative. Rather it's about the values of $r$ — should we allow negative values of $r$ or not? And this is not really a mathematical question, but rather a matter of convention. Most textbooks I've seen allow both positive and negative values of $r$. However, some require that $r$ must be non-negative ($r\ge0$).