Download this [1.7 MB] if you are running an older version of Windows and the following two programs crash when you run them.
[Image Combiner - 1.2 MB] This
program is for visually representing astronomical data. It takes 5 black-and-white images from different wavelengths
and allows you to blend them into one RGB image. You can download source files from the internet via the program and use those.
[Mastermind - 8 KB] This is a game
where you play against the computer in the logic game Mastermind. It is played with 4 digit numbers. See the readme that comes with the program for more
information. The computer is hard to beat, so watch out!
The following programs require the Microsoft .NET Framework [24 MB] and the next two also require Managed
DirectX 9 or greater.
[Galaxy Explorer
- 5.9 MB] This program allows you to interactively fly through the universe currently mapped in the
Sloan Digital Sky Survey. A 3D Graphics card is recommended for this program.
[Trajectory - 610 KB] A 3D program
that simulates the trajectory of a ball traveling through the atmosphere. You can adjust all the variables to see how it affects the path, and it (might) even
be educational! Also attached is the paper that I wrote, about integrating some of the equations that predict the path.
[Mandelbrot Viewer - 7 KB] This program allows
you to explore the Mandelbrot Set fractal as well as all of the related Julia Sets. It can be run interactively or as a screensaver (rename to .scr and put in windows\system32 directory).
[Think Ahead - 6 KB] A simple
board game played against a computer opponent, the goal is to gain more points. However, your move directly determines the opponent's
possible moves, so play carefully.
[Reaction Time - 150 KB] I had trouble finding any
reasonable reaction time measuring programs (all of them had some kind of problem), so here's a reasonable one. It can average multiple trials, cue on movement or appearance,
mouseup or mousedown. It also measures the display/mouse event loopback time (if you have an optical mouse).
[FFTW.NET] A C#/.NET wrapper I wrote for the popular fourier transform library
FFTW. Not very elaborate, but saves some trouble. That, and FFTW rocks.