Writing
Notes and walkthroughs on physics, simulation, and the things I build.
Writing
Simulating thousands of birds without feathers flocking together
Build a flock from local rules, change how the birds respond to their neighbors, and explore how collective motion emerges. A guided tour of the physics of collective motion.
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How to check the even-numbered problems in your classical mechanics textbook
A homework checker I wrote in 2023, with a browser solver and six interactive examples: a block and wedge, an Atwood machine, a double Atwood machine, coupled springs, a double pendulum, and a double pendulum pulled by two springs.