Jeffrey Stewart Ely

Statement

I am interested in applying computer graphical techniques to illuminate mathematical processes and objects. Ideally, this can lead to a deeper understanding or at least to an increased appreciation and awareness of the process or object. Some of my projects are implemented as billions of particles, others use the ray tracing technique and hundreds of millions of rays. In either case, I do not use "canned" software, preferring to write the code myself to first principles.

Artworks

This image of helices coiled around other helices was an exercise in recursive programming and parametric equations, with a liberal use of tangent, normal, and binormal vectors to specify finer and finer 'helices' beyond the original true helix. It is hoped that the abuses of notation in the title will be forgiven.