\documentclass{standalone} \usepackage{pgfplots,mathtools} \pgfplotsset{compat=newest} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \begin{axis}[ xlabel = $\omega = \sqrt{k/m}$, ylabel = $\langle E\rangle/k_\text{B} T$, domain = 0.01:11, ymin = 0, smooth,thick, axis lines = center, every tick/.style = thick] \def\h{1} \def\b{1} \def\eev{1/2*\h*x*(1 + 4/(e^(\b*\h*x) - 1))} \addplot[color=blue]{\eev}; \end{axis} \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}