• Intro to Natural Simulations
• Randomness
• Noise
• Vectors
• Forces
• Angular Movement
• Oscillations
• Particle Systems

Intro to Natural Simulations

• Welcome to Natural Simulations

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Randomness

Noise

• Random walks(Article)
• Challenge: Random blobber(Scratchpad)
• Probability & non-uniform distributions(Article)
• Challenge: Up walker(Scratchpad)
• Normal distribution of random numbers(Article)
• Challenge: Gaussian walk(Scratchpad)
• Custom distribution of random numbers(Article)
• Challenge: Lévy walker(Scratchpad)
• Project: Paint splatter

• Perlin noise(Article)
• Challenge: Noisy step walker(Scratchpad)
• Two dimensional noise(Article)
• Challenge: Animated noise(Scratchpad)
• Project: Mountain range

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Vectors

Forces

• Intro to vectors(Article)
• Challenge: Vector walker(Scratchpad)
• More vector math(Article)
• Challenge: Lightsaber(Scratchpad)
• Vector magnitude & normalization(Article)
• Challenge: Magnitude visualizer(Scratchpad)
• Vector motion(Article)
• Challenge: Braking car(Scratchpad)
• Static functions vs. instance methods(Article)
• Challenge: Static functions(Scratchpad)
• Interactive vector motion(Article)
• Challenge: Mouse stalker(Scratchpad)
• Project: Computational creatures

• Newton's laws of motion(Article)
• Challenge: Floating balloon(Scratchpad)
• Motion of many objects(Article)
• Challenge: Wall balls(Scratchpad)
• Modeling gravity and friction(Article)
• Challenge: Speed bumps(Scratchpad)
• Air and fluid resistance(Article)
• Challenge: Sinking logs(Scratchpad)
• Gravitational attraction(Article)
• Challenge: Artwork generator(Scratchpad)
• Mutual attraction(Article)
• Challenge: Mutual repulsion(Scratchpad)
• Project: Creature comforts and critter jitters

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Angular Movement

Oscillations

• Angles and units(Article)
• Challenge: Spinning baton(Scratchpad)
• Angular velocity(Article)
• Challenge: Falling boulder(Scratchpad)
• Trigonometry(Article)
• Trigonometric ratios in right triangles(Exercise)
• Pointing towards movement(Article)
• Challenge: Turning car(Scratchpad)
• Polar coordinates(Article)
• Challenge: Spiral drawer(Scratchpad)
• Project: Asteroids spaceship

• Oscillation amplitude and period(Article)
• Challenge: Rainbow slinky(Scratchpad)
• Oscillation with angular velocity(Article)
• Challenge: Spaceship ride(Scratchpad)
• Waves(Article)
• Challenge: Many waves(Scratchpad)
• Trig and forces: the pendulum(Article)
• Challenge: Pendulum puppet(Scratchpad)
• Spring forces(Article)
• Project: Curling, crawling, circling creatures

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Particle Systems

• Intro to particle systems(Article)
• A single particle(Article)
• Challenge: Falling leaves(Scratchpad)
• A particle system(Article)
• Challenge: Fish bubbles(Scratchpad)
• Systems of particle systems(Article)
• Challenge: Fire starter(Scratchpad)
• Particle types(Article)
• Challenge: Magical cauldron(Scratchpad)
• Particle systems with forces(Article)
• Challenge: River rocks(Scratchpad)
• Project: Creature Colonies