Making Art with Mathematical Equations, Inequalities and Functions (Mappings, Transformations)
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Starflakes
A five-pointed star ( ☆ ) can be expressed as an equation constructed from five lines. The above animation consists of 100 frames. Each frame image is the graph of an inequality constructed from five collections of infinitely many parallel lines.
( Softwares used: gnuplot, Ulead GIF Animator )
( Softwares used: gnuplot, Ulead GIF Animator )
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Antlerman (2): The Antlerman Sequence (鹿角超人 2)
The antlerman sequence is an iterative sequence of equations.
A0(x,y) = 0:
(Click on the image for a larger view.)
A0 is derived from one of the Funny Equations.
A0 is derived from one of the Funny Equations.
A1(x,y) = 0:
Colored plots of z = A1(x,y): Antlerman (1)
A2(x,y) = 0:
(Click on the image for a larger view.)
A3(x,y) = 0:
( Softwares used: gnuplot, Ulead GIF Animator )
Related posts:
Monday, September 12, 2011
Flag of the United States - plotting contour maps using gnuplot (graphing inequalities using Graph)
gnuplot script:
a = 1.0
b = 1.9
c = 7.0/13.0
d = 0.76
f = 7.0/130.0
g = 19.0/300.0
k = 0.0308
l = 1.0/13.0
star(x,y) = \
( (5+sqrt(5))*abs(x) - sqrt(10-2*sqrt(5))*(y+4*k) \
+ abs( (5+3*sqrt(5))*abs(x) + sqrt(50+10*sqrt(5))*y ) \
+ abs( 2*sqrt(5)*abs(x) - 2*sqrt(25+10*sqrt(5))*y ) \
- abs( (5-3*sqrt(5))*abs(x) - sqrt(50-10*sqrt(5))*y \
+ abs( (5+3*sqrt(5))*abs(x) + sqrt(50+10*sqrt(5))*y ) \
- abs( 2*sqrt(5)*abs(x) - 2*sqrt(25+10*sqrt(5))*y ) ) ) / k
set xrange [0:b]
set yrange [-a:0]
fun(x,y) = \
( x < d && y > -c \
&& star( x - g, y + f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 3*g, y + f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 5*g, y + f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 7*g, y + f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 9*g, y + f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 11*g, y + f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - g, y + 3*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 3*g, y + 3*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 5*g, y + 3*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 7*g, y + 3*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 9*g, y + 3*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 11*g, y + 3*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - g, y + 5*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 3*g, y + 5*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 5*g, y + 5*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 7*g, y + 5*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 9*g, y + 5*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 11*g, y + 5*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - g, y + 7*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 3*g, y + 7*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 5*g, y + 7*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 7*g, y + 7*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 9*g, y + 7*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 11*g, y + 7*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - g, y + 9*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 3*g, y + 9*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 5*g, y + 9*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 7*g, y + 9*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 9*g, y + 9*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 11*g, y + 9*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 2*g, y + 2*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 4*g, y + 2*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 6*g, y + 2*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 8*g, y + 2*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 10*g, y + 2*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 2*g, y + 4*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 4*g, y + 4*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 6*g, y + 4*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 8*g, y + 4*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 10*g, y + 4*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 2*g, y + 6*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 4*g, y + 6*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 6*g, y + 6*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 8*g, y + 6*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 10*g, y + 6*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 2*g, y + 8*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 4*g, y + 8*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 6*g, y + 8*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 8*g, y + 8*f ) > 0 \
&& star( x - 10*g, y + 8*f ) > 0 ) \
? 2 : ( (x > d || y < -c) && sin(y*pi/l) < 0 ) ? 0 : 1
set pm3d map
unset colorbox
set palette model RGB defined (0 '#BB133E', 1 'white', 2 '#002664')
set size ratio -1
set samples 760, 400
set isosamples 760, 400
set bmargin 0
set lmargin 0
set rmargin 0
set tmargin 0
unset key
unset xtics
unset ytics
unset border
splot fun(x,y)
Graph example:
The grf file download page: Flag of the United States.