Tag: graphics

harmonograph
Posted in Harmonograph Pyplot

Multi-pendulum Harmonograph simulator using numpy and matplotlib

This is a simple harmonograph simulator to generate random-ish harmonographs. It asks for the number of pendulums, and exits if… read more Multi-pendulum Harmonograph simulator using numpy and matplotlib

Posted in Advanced Artificial Intelligence

A Neural Network in Python, Part 2: activation functions, bias, SGD, etc.

This is Part 2 of A Neural Network in Python, which was a very simple neural network to learn the… read more A Neural Network in Python, Part 2: activation functions, bias, SGD, etc.

Posted in Harmonograph Intermediate

Spectral Harmonographs

This Python + Pygame program draws the trace of 4 decaying sine waves, 2 per axis, with rainbow colours. It… read more Spectral Harmonographs

Harmonograph in Pygame
Posted in Harmonograph

Harmonograph in Pygame

You may have seen those devices at the Science Museum or Exploratorium or Techniquest… There’s a drawing surface and some… read more Harmonograph in Pygame

Posted in Basic

Stars and Stripes

A variation on the Stars and Stripes American Flag for Independence Day. It’s an exercise in the use of transparency in… read more Stars and Stripes

Posted in Intermediate

Animated Tower of Hanoi

The Tower of Hanoi is a classic problem that lends itself well to a recursive solution. The story involves some… read more Animated Tower of Hanoi

Posted in Beginner

Rainbow Flag in Pygame

This little Pygame program paints the Rainbow Flag, as used by the LGBT movement. It illustrates: Importing the Pygame library… read more Rainbow Flag in Pygame

Posted in Beginner Games

A Graphical Dice Simulator

This PyGame program simulates the roll of a die (or dice if you prefer). It’s a fairly simple, straightforward thing… read more A Graphical Dice Simulator

Posted in Advanced Fractals

Fast Mandelbrot Set by QuadTree

Most Mandelbrot Set programs proceed along the display area, pixel by pixel horizontally, row by row from top to bottom…. read more Fast Mandelbrot Set by QuadTree

Harmonograph
Posted in Harmonograph Intermediate

Extensible Harmonograph

Often seen in science museums, the harmonograph is a device that combines wave motions (e.g. from some pendulums) to move… read more Extensible Harmonograph

Posted in Basic Pyplot

Easy Graph Plotting with Pyplot

Graphs (also known as charts) are an indispensible visual aid for conveying a lot of data in an easy-to-digest form…. read more Easy Graph Plotting with Pyplot