Manim: An animation engine for explanatory math videos

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  • mathbox

    Presentation-quality WebGL math graphing

    Does anyone have experience to compare this with MathBox? https://github.com/unconed/mathbox Mathbox is JavaScript, not Python, but presentation graphics are often web based, so I consider these two to be supplying solutions for similar needs.

  • manim

    A community-maintained Python framework for creating mathematical animations. (by ManimCommunity)

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  • manim

    Animation engine for explanatory math videos

  • reanimate

    Haskell library for building declarative animations based on SVG graphics

  • TermKit

    Experimental Terminal platform built on WebKit + node.js. Currently only for Mac and Windows, though the prototype works 90% in any WebKit browser.

    I've only seen on the author's website [0], but the explainables there are some of the best I've seen. [1,2]

    [0] https://acko.net

    [1] https://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/

    [2] https://acko.net/blog/to-infinity-and-beyond/

  • r2vr

    R to Virtual Reality

    I think there is a lot possible with a ThreeJS approach for DataViz. For instance there is a project [1] to have R implemented in A-Frame [2] (a simplified HTML like framework for ThreeJS). 3D in AR/VR is definitely a whole new visual language space for education such as the work by FlowImmersve's TicTok Data Guy [3].

    [1] https://github.com/ACEMS/r2vr

    [2] https://aframe.io/

    [3] https://www.tiktok.com/@the.data.guy

  • A-Frame

    :a: Web framework for building virtual reality experiences.

    I think there is a lot possible with a ThreeJS approach for DataViz. For instance there is a project [1] to have R implemented in A-Frame [2] (a simplified HTML like framework for ThreeJS). 3D in AR/VR is definitely a whole new visual language space for education such as the work by FlowImmersve's TicTok Data Guy [3].

    [1] https://github.com/ACEMS/r2vr

    [2] https://aframe.io/

    [3] https://www.tiktok.com/@the.data.guy

  • Appwrite

    Appwrite - The Open Source Firebase alternative introduces iOS support . Appwrite is an open source backend server that helps you build native iOS applications much faster with realtime APIs for authentication, databases, files storage, cloud functions and much more!

  • ganja.js

    :triangular_ruler: Javascript Geometric Algebra Generator for Javascript, c++, c#, rust, python. (with operator overloading and algebraic literals) -

    Well I've been on a real Geometric Algebra (aka Clifford Algebra) kick lately, and ran across ganja.js [1]. It's a single no deps file that is...impressive. 120k uncompressed, and with it you can construct any degree algebra (including the more esoteric hyperbolic/parabolic ones), render to canvas, svg or webgl(!). It also includes a clever little DSL parser and interpreter (it overloads the scientific notation to name basis vectors!) that lets you construct more complex things from simple things using various kinds of products.

    The author, Steven De Keninck, is quite impressive as well, having got his start in the demoscene some time ago. He has a good video from 2019 that explains why this algebra is better than [matrices, tensors, vectors, complex numbers]. Of particular interest (to me anyway) is the 2D projective geometry.

    I don't want to oversell it, but ganja is fucking amazing and there is a great deal I want to do with it. For one, I'd like to recapitulate my physics degree with it.

    [1] https://github.com/enkimute/ganja.js

    [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX4H_ctggYo

  • AnimPro

    Animation Programming

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