During my time as an undergraduate, I used Mathematica extensively. Often I just used it to complete homework assignments and explore physics, but, when I found extra time during finals week, I would work on personal projects that were interesting and fun. These programs are the results of these times. A pdf version of each notebook is included to make the code readable without Mathematica.
TODO I would like to convert the projects into a more portable format so that one does not need Mathematica to use them. However, my attempts at converting them to the Wolfram CDF format have not yet been successful.
My implementation of the Mastermind board game using Mathematica for the logic and visuals. If you are unfamiliar with this code breaking game, check out the wiki at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_(board_game). It was my first project implementing a game in any language. One particularly cool aspect of my version is that you can have up to 10 pegs each with up to 12 colors (with or without repeats) and allows you to choose the number of guesses from 1-24 or infinite. It is possible to play against the computer or to compete with a friend in a two player game. This game is a good way to eat up some time and practice logical thinking.
This project developed out of my interest for computer graphics and gymnastics. At the end of high school, I learned some gymnastics as part of my senior project. It was always helpful to be able to visualize the movements before attempting the skill. I created this program to assist with that.
A stick figure is constructed from anthropometric data that I found in a paper documenting the dimensions of aircraft pilots. The figure is completely movable, with each joint having up to three Euler angle rotations that are programmable. Using this, I created an animation where the stick figure performs a standing back tuck that looks quite realistic. The center of mass is also calculated for each configuration and is shown on the figure. I had hopes to produce other animations, but ran out of time on the project and had to focus on classes again.
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