Tag: simulation

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

Hilbert curve
Posted in Fractals Intermediate Turtle

Drawing Fractals with Lindenmayer Systems

Lindenmayer systems, or L-systems, provide a very powerful way to construct fractals. Lindenmayer used L-systems to describe the behaviour of… read more Drawing Fractals with Lindenmayer Systems

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