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Tutorials

Maths

These tutorials are aimed at exploring specific topics in mathematics.

• Variables

  This tutorial shows how to set variables and use them with algebra to do calculations.

• Coordinates

  This tutorial introduces tables and iteration by making a coordinate drawing program.

• Lines

  This tutorial introduces conditionals by testing whether a point lies on a line.

• Angles

  This tutorial introduces angles using the Logo programming language.

Programming

These tutorials introduce various programming concepts and aspects of the LuaCanvas system.

• Whack A Rectangle

  This tutorial introduces some of the basic drawing commands through making a simple game.

• Program with Style

  This tutorial introduces the various styling and drawing commands.

• Do It Again ... But Better

  Repeating things is something computers do very well. This tutorial introduces you to the various ways that Lua can repeat stuff.

• Design a Christmas Tree

  Use paths to define complicated shapes ... such as a Christmas Tree!

• Paint a Picture

  Learn how to interact with your program through making an art program.

Examples

• Grid

  This is the template for the tutorial on Coordinates. It draws a grid on the screen and sets up the transformation to match the grid.

• Coordinates

  This is the end result of the Coordinates tutorial.

• MakeCoordinates

  This example is a counterpart to the Coordinates example. It draws a grid on which the user can create coordinate pictures by clicking.

• Spirolaterals

  This example draws spirolaterals which are diagrams created by mixing times tables and modular arithmetic.

• Cellular

  This example is an implementation of cellular automata.

• CurveStitch

  This example draws curve stitching diagrams where the points lie on a circle and each point is joined to a fixed multiple of it.

• Game of Life

  This shows Conway's Game of Life in a finite sized grid.

• Worms

  This shows the Worms simulation.