Wow, thanks.  Most of my math textbooks just have pictures of odd
architecture with lots of glass, and that's just fine.  It's the grade
school math textbook covers that need cooler graphics.  I guess they need a
lot more than that, but third graders don't usually study differential
equations, after all.  Thanks again.

-Ben Scheele


"Ross Litscher" <lit### [at] osuedu> wrote in message
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> thats pretty cool. definately math textbook cover worthy
>

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Thanks, but I can't seem to figure out how to make that work.  All I
could get was this.  No, just kidding.  But in povray, the fuction for
arctan is kind of confusing.  I have two versions of plotters, one that uses
dx/dt and one that uses dy/dx.  I'll just have to wait for David's
explanation I guess.

-Ben Scheele

"Mack Tuesday" <mailbjl@yahoo> wrote in message
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> Ben T. Scheele wrote:
> >       That's a directional field for a differential equation, and it is
> >very cool.  What is the equation for it?
>
> I'm just guessing but y' = -arccot(|x| + |y|) would fit.
>

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well, my diff. eq. book had a cool looking graph on it, but it wasn't nearly
as cool as yours. i do remember grade school math book covers being angular
and architectural though.


Ben T. Scheele <sch### [at] tcumnedu> wrote in message
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> Wow, thanks.  Most of my math textbooks just have pictures of odd
> architecture with lots of glass, and that's just fine.  It's the grade
> school math textbook covers that need cooler graphics.  I guess they need
a
> lot more than that, but third graders don't usually study differential
> equations, after all.  Thanks again.
>
> -Ben Scheele
>
>
> "Ross Litscher" <lit### [at] osuedu> wrote in message
> news:3df421f0$1@news.povray.org...
> > thats pretty cool. definately math textbook cover worthy
> >
>
>
>
>
>

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> Ever thought on doing an animated version of it?

For something similar, have a look in p.b.a, entitled "Warning: May do 
nasty things to your eyes (Divx 5, 744Kbu) - fred.avi [0/1]"

Jamie.

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Wow! Thanks for the tip. It is really cool, but it really gives me the
headaches to look at.    :P

How can such a collection of simple things moving affect the brain like
that?


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"Jamie Davison" <jam### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote in message
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> > Ever thought on doing an animated version of it?
>
> For something similar, have a look in p.b.a, entitled "Warning: May do
> nasty things to your eyes (Divx 5, 744Kbu) - fred.avi [0/1]"
>
> Jamie.
>

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"Greg M. Johnson" <gregj:-)565### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
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> "Fernando Gonzalez del Cueto" <fgd### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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> > I liked very much the optical illusion it creates!
> >
>
> Which is what?

It may depend on your video mode. I posted a rather modest 640x640 image. If
your video mode is really high you may not get the optical effect. I'm
running 1280x1024.

If not that, maybe it's one of those stereogram thingies that only some
people can see.

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> Wow! Thanks for the tip. It is really cool, but it really gives me the
> headaches to look at.    :P
> 
> How can such a collection of simple things moving affect the brain like
> that?

It's all to do with the way the human visual system works (you are 
human, aren't you?  ;) and enhances contrast, looks for patterns 
etc.etc. and quite a bit of which is 'preprocessed' in the retina.

BTW, there's another sort of version in the same thread now.

Jamie.

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"Jamie Davison" <jam### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote in message
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> It's all to do with the way the human visual system works (you are
> human, aren't you?  ;)
Well, my mom says I am, but I don't know :)) he he he

> BTW, there's another sort of version in the same thread now.
>
> Jamie.
>
Thanks. I've seen it and it makes me feel dizzy too, although the first one
is more "hipnotic" to me, mabe because it isn't as simmetric as the second
one.

Pretty cool stuff.

Have you ever thought on doing something like that but in 3 dimmensions
(like a cube or something)? Mabe it won't work like that. I don't know.


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> Thanks. I've seen it and it makes me feel dizzy too, although the first one
> is more "hipnotic" to me, mabe because it isn't as simmetric as the second
> one.
> 
> Pretty cool stuff.
> 
> Have you ever thought on doing something like that but in 3 dimmensions
> (like a cube or something)? Mabe it won't work like that. I don't know.

Maybe I'll have a try, but it won't be 'till next week, as I'm off to a 
10th wedding anniversary party for some friends of mine over the 
weekend, and I'm heading off straight from work on Friday.

I do have some other ideas though, one of which should be cute if i can 
get it to work :)

Jamie.

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"Jamie Davison" <jam### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote in message
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> Maybe I'll have a try, but it won't be 'till next week, as I'm off to a
> 10th wedding anniversary party for some friends of mine over the
> weekend, and I'm heading off straight from work on Friday.
>
> I do have some other ideas though, one of which should be cute if i can
> get it to work :)
>
> Jamie.

Cool. Can't wait to see them :))

Have a nice weekend. Enjoy the party ;D


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