The Nature of Code: Simulating Natural Systems with Processing

Daniel Shiffman

ISBN 10: 0985930802 / ISBN 13: 9780985930806

Edité par The Nature of Code, 2012

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Titre : The Nature of Code: Simulating Natural ...

Éditeur : The Nature of Code

Date d'édition : 2012

Reliure : Soft cover

Etat : Fine

Edition : 1st Edition

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The Nature of Code How can we capture the unpredictable evolutionary and emergent properties of nature in software? How can understanding the mathematical principles behind our physical world help us to create digital worlds? This book focuses on a range of programming strategies and techniques behind computer simulations of natural systems, from elementary concepts in mathematics and physics to more advanced algori... Full description

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How can we capture the unpredictable evolutionary and emergent properties of nature in software? How can understanding the mathematical principles behind our physical world help us to create digital worlds? This book focuses on a range of programming strategies and techniques behind computer simulations of natural systems, from elementary concepts in mathematics and physics to more advanced algorithms that enable sophisticated visual results. Readers will progress from building a basic physics engine to creating intelligent moving objects and complex systems, setting the foundation for further experiments in generative design. Subjects covered include forces, trigonometry, fractals, cellular automata, self-organization, and genetic algorithms. The book's examples are written in Processing, an open-source language and development environment built on top of the Java programming language. On the book's website (http://www.natureofcode.com), the examples run in the browser via Processing's JavaScript mode.