// The programs main function
func main() {
// ---- This is the start of the graphics setup code ----
toolbox.Initialise()
// defer is a go keyword and a special feature.
// This means that go will automatically call the function toolbox.Close() before
// the program exits for us. We don't have to remember to put this at the end!
defer toolbox.Close()
// Now we have to create the window we want to use.
// We can use teh toolbox packae for this,
window = toolbox.CreateWindow("Mandelbrot", windowWidth, windowHeight)
// defer is a new keyword.
// It just means that the DestroyWindow function will be called
// automatically before the program exists. This ensures
// that the window is correctly destroyed.
defer toolbox.DestroyWindow(window)
// ---- This is the end of the graphics setup code ----
// These are the maximum and minimum values on the mandelbrot graph
// float64 is the type go uses for decimal fractions
var minRe float64 // this is the minumin in the x axis
var maxRe float64 // this is the maximum in the x axis
var minIm float64 // this is the minimum in the y axis
var maxIm float64 // this is the maximum in the y axis - we calculate this
// set the values for the minimum, and maximum in the x axis and the minimum
// in the y axis
minRe = -2.2
maxRe = 1.0
minIm = -1.2
// calculate maxIm the maximum in the y axis. If we calculate this value we
// can use the aspect ratio of the window to make sure the image is not
// squashed or stretched.
var interval float64
interval = (maxRe - minRe) // this is the length of the x axis
var aspectRatio float64 // this is the aspect ratio of the window
aspectRatio = float64(windowHeight) / float64(windowWidth) // make sure we do float64 division not int division. Otherwise we loose the decimal places!
// now calcualte what maxIm should be
maxIm = minIm + interval*aspectRatio
// The scaling factors
// The scaling in the x axis
var reFactor float64
// The scaling in the y axis
var imFactor float64
// calculate the scaling values
reFactor = (maxRe - minRe) / float64(windowWidth)
imFactor = (maxIm - minIm) / float64(windowHeight)
// These are the screen (pixel) coordinates
var x int
var y int
// this is the value of c - the value of the current pixel
var cRe float64 // the real part
var cIm float64 // the imaginary part
// These are the loop variabels that control how many times we have done the
// calculation
// This is the number of times we have been around the calculation loop
var loopCount = 0
// This is the maximum number of times around the loop. This number needs to
// be big. The bigger the number the more detail you see (up to the screen resolution)
// but the longer the images takes to draw. Try values of 17, 35, 69
var maxLoopCount = 138 // this is the size of the palette. Multiples of this number are good
// this is the value of Z
var zRe float64 // the real part
var zIm float64 // the imaginary part
// these are temporary variables which the algorithm uses to avoid
// recalculating them
var zReSqrd float64 // zRe * zRe
var zImSqrd float64 // zIm * zIM
// this is the colour of the pixel to plot
// The new type comes form the toolbox. It represents colour as 4 numbers.
// One for red, one for green, one for blue and one for transparancy.
var colour toolbox.Colour
// timing
// The program time how long it takes to plot the mandelbrot set.
// time.Time is a new type, that deals with timing. It measures time
// in milliseconds - 1 millionth of a second
var startTime time.Time
startTime = time.Now()
// The equation for the mandelbrot set is
//
// next Z = (Z * Z) + c
//
// c is the value of the point in the image/graph
//
// If we do this calculation HUNDREDS of times then if the absolute value of Z
// is greater than 4 then c is not in the mandelbrot set. This gives us a coloured pixel.
// Otherwise c is in the mandelbrot set. This gives us a black pixel.
//
// The Algorithm is
//
// for every pixel in the image - working top to bottom, left to right
// work out the value of c that the pixel represents
// copy the current values to c to z
// loop count = 0
// for loop count < MaxLoopCount
// if absolute value of Z > 4 // this is the escape test!
// stop the loop
// work out the next Z value
// add one to loop count
// when the loop stops work out the colour - based on the number of times around the loop
// plot the pixel x, y with the color
// For every pixel in the image you need two loops. One inside the other.
// The outer loop goes top to bottom. The inner loop goes left to right
//
// Your Turn
// first you have to set the y variable to zero
// Write you answer on the line below
// Your turn
// You have to work top to bottom first. This is the outer loop
// You have to loop while the value of y is less than the window height
// How do you do this?
for {
// Now you have to work out the value of c that the pixel represents
// We do this in two parts. First the imaginary part.
// Your turn
// You can work out current imaginary value, the cIm variable, of y like
// this:
// maxIm - y * imFactor
// IMPORTANT
// This answer isn't perfect you need to ask for help with this bit!
// When you are left wth only two errors in the program ask for help
// The first error will be here
cIm =
// Your Turn
// First you have to set the value of x to zero
// Write your answer on the line below
// Now you need another loop to work left to right across the screen
// Your Turn
// You have to loop while the value of x is less than the window width
// How do you do this?
for {
// Now we need to work out the real part of c
// Your turn
// You can work out the current real value, the cRe value, of x
// like this:
// minRe + x * reFactor
// IMPORTANT
// This answer isn't perfect you need to ask for help with this bit!
// When you are left wth only two errors in the program ask for help
// The first error will be here
cRe =
// Now we have to copy c to Z.
// This is easy - just two assignments.
// Your turn
// You need to set the value of zRe to cRe
// then set the value of zIm = cIm
// Now we have to do the calculation (Z * Z) + c hundres of times!
// So we need a 3rd loop
// Your turn
// We use the variable called loopCount to count how many times the
// program goes this loop.
// First you have to set loopCount to zero.
// Write your answer on the next line
// Your Turn
// Now you need to loop while loopCount is less than the maxLoopCount
// How do you write this?
for {
// The next bit is short cut to save you working these out again later
// You have to work out the value of Z * Z
// Your turn
// You need to work out Z * Z in two steps
// First you have to work out the real part, zReSqrd, by
// multiplying zRe by zRe
// How do you do this?
zReSqrd =
// Your Turn
// Second you have to work out the imaginary part, zImSqrd, by
// multiplying zIm by zIm
// How do you do this?
zImSqrd =
// Now you need the escape test!
//
// Your Turn
// The escape test is to test if the absolute value of Z is
// greater than 4. If it is you have to escape by breaking the
// 3rd loop.
// You can calculate the absolute value of Z by doing
// zReSqrd + zImSqrd
// How do you write a condition that does this?
if {
// to stop the loop use the new break keyword.
// This value of c is NOT in the set
break
}
// You did not escape. So now you need to calculate the new value of Z
// Your Turn
// First you need to calculate the new value of Z's imaginary part
// zIm like this
// 2 * zRe * zIm + cIm
zIm =
// Your Turn
// Now you need to calculate a new value of Z's real part,
// zRe like this
// zReSqrd - zImSqrd + cRe
zRe =
// Your Turn
// remember to make the loop counter one bigger here!
loopCount = loopCount + 1
}
// We have escaped! The inner most (or 3rd) loop has stopped because it reached
// maxLoopCount or we escaped.
// Now you have to work out the color based on the number of times you
// went around the loop
// You have to use the getColor function for this. You have to tell
// getColor the number of times around the loop by putting loopCount
// inside the brackets.You need to assign the result to
// the variable called color.
colour = getColor(loopCount)
// Now you need to plot the point in the Window
// You have to use the draw point function for this
drawPoint(x, y, colour)
// Your turn
// Now you have worked out the colour for this pixel you need to
// work out the colour for the next pixel, moving horizontailly to
// the right.
// You do this by making x one bigger.
// How do you do this?
}
// Your turn
// Now you have worked out the colour for this pixel you need to
// work out the colour for the next pixel, moving vertically downwards
// You do this by making y one bigger.
// How do you do this?
// uncomment the next line to see the image drawn one line at a time
// Warning: The program will be a LOT slower!
//render(x, y)
}
// This line draws the finished picture
// If you uncomment the render line above you need to commet out the
// next line
render(windowWidth, windowHeight)
// Tell the user that you have finished
fmt.Println("Finished")
// now work out how long it took to draw the mandelbrot set.
// Fist get the finish time
var endTime time.Time
endTime = time.Now()
// now print out the differene between the start and end times.
fmt.Printf("The program took %v to run.\n", endTime.Sub(startTime))
// wait until you close the window before the program ends.
waitUntilCloseButtonIsPressed()
}
// The programs main function
func main() {
// ---- This is the start of the graphics setup code ----
toolbox.Initialise()
// defer is a go keyword and a special feature.
// This means that go will automatically call the function toolbox.Close() before
// the program exits for us. We don't have to remember to put this at the end!
defer toolbox.Close()
// Now we have to create the window we want to use.
// We can use teh toolbox packae for this,
window = toolbox.CreateWindow("Julia", windowWidth, windowHeight)
// defer is a new keyword.
// It just means that the DestroyWindow function will be called
// automatically before the program exists. This ensures
// that the window is correctly destroyed.
defer toolbox.DestroyWindow(window)
// ---- This is the end of the graphics setup code ----
// These are the maximum and minimum values on the mandelbrot graph
// float64 is the type go uses for decimal fractions
var minRe float64 // this is the minumin in the x axis
var maxRe float64 // this is the maximum in the x axis
var minIm float64 // this is the minimum in the y axis
var maxIm float64 // this is the maximum in the y axis - we calculate this
// set the values for the minimum, and maximum in the x axis and the minimum
// in the y axis
minRe = -1.8
maxRe = 1.2
minIm = -1.1
// calculate maxIm the maximum in the y axis. If we calculate this value we
// can use the aspect ratio of the window to make sure the image is not
// squashed or stretched.
var interval float64
interval = (maxRe - minRe) // this is the length of the x axis
var aspectRatio float64 // this is the aspect ratio of the window
aspectRatio = float64(windowHeight) / float64(windowWidth) // make sure we do float64 division not int division. Otherwise we loose the decimal places!
// now calcualte what maxIm should be
maxIm = minIm + interval*aspectRatio
// The scaling factors
// The scaling in the x axis
var reFactor float64
// The scaling in the y axis
var imFactor float64
// calculate the scaling values
reFactor = (maxRe - minRe) / float64(windowWidth)
imFactor = (maxIm - minIm) / float64(windowHeight)
// These are the screen (pixel) coordinates
var x int
var y int
// this is the value of c - the value of the current pixel
var cRe float64 // the real part
var cIm float64 // the imaginary part
// These are the loop variabels that control how many times we have done the
// calculation
// This is the number of times we have been around the calculation loop
var loopCount = 0
// This is the maximum number of times around the loop. This number needs to
// be big. The bigger the number the more detail you see (up to the screen resolution)
// but the longer the images takes to draw. Try values of 17, 35, 69
var maxLoopCount = 138 // this is the size of the palette. Multiples of this number are good
// This is the evalue of K the constant that is added each time around
// the inner loop.
// Change these, even by just a littel bit, to get a different pattern
var kIm float64
kIm = 0.50
var kRe float64
kRe = 0.3
// this is the value of Z
var zRe float64 // the real part
var zIm float64 // the imaginary part
// these are temporary variables which the algorithm uses to avoid
// recalculating them
var zReSqrd float64 // zRe * zRe
var zImSqrd float64 // zIm * zIM
// this is the colour of the pixel to plot
// The new type comes form the toolbox. It represents colour as 4 numbers.
// One for red, one for green, one for blue and one for transparancy.
var colour toolbox.Colour
// timing
// The program time how long it takes to plot the mandelbrot set.
// time.Time is a new type, that deals with timing. It measures time
// in milliseconds - 1 millionth of a second
var startTime time.Time
startTime = time.Now()
// The equation for the mandelbrot set is
//
// next Z = (Z * Z) + k
//
// k is a constant value
//
// If we do this calculation HUNDREDS of times then if the absolute value of Z
// is greater than 4 then c is not in the mandelbrot set. This gives us a coloured pixel.
// Otherwise c is in the mandelbrot set. This gives us a black pixel.
//
// The Algorithm is
//
// for every pixel in the image - working top to bottom, left to right
// work out the value of c that the pixel represents
// copy the current values to c to z
// loop count = 0
// for loop count < MaxLoopCount
// if absolute value of Z > 4 // this is the escape test!
// stop the loop
// work out the next Z value
// add one to loop count
// when the loop stops work out the colour - based on the number of times around the loop
// plot the pixel x, y with the color
// For every pixel in the image you need two loops. One inside the other.
// The outer loop goes top to bottom. The inner loop goes left to right
//
// You have to work top to bottom first so thats the y coordinate
// You need to loop over the value of y while y is less than the window height.
// remember y has to start at zero!
// remember to make y bigger by one just before the end of the loop
y = 0
for y < windowHeight {
// Now you have to work out the value of c that the pixel represents
// We do this in two parts. First the imaginary part.
// the current imaginary value of y is
// maxIm - y * imFactor
// see Owen for help with this bit!
cIm = maxIm - float64(y)*imFactor
// Now you have to work left to right. So you need to loop over the value of
// x while x is less than the window width
// remember x has to start at zero!
// remember to make x bigger by one just before the end of the loop
x = 0
for x < windowWidth {
// Now we need to work out the real part of c
// the current real value of x is
// minRe + x * reFactor
// you need to use the same tip Owen gave you before
cRe = minRe + float64(x)*reFactor
// now we have to copy c to Z.
// Easy - just two assignments.
zRe = cRe
zIm = cIm
// Now we have to do the calculation (Z * Z) + c hundres of times!
// You need another loop!
// Set loopCount to zero
loopCount = 0
// loop while loopCount is less than maxLoopCount
for loopCount < maxLoopCount {
// The next bit is short cut to save you working these out again later
// set zReSqrd to zRe * zRe
zReSqrd = zRe * zRe
// set zImSqrd to zIm * zIm
zImSqrd = zIm * zIm
// now do the escape test!
// You can calculate the absolute value of Z by doing
// zReSqrd + zImSqrd
// If the answer is greater than 4 you have escaped!
if zReSqrd+zImSqrd > 4 {
// to stop the loop use the new break keyword. See Owen for help
// we escaped! So this value of c is NOT in the set
break
}
// You did not escape. So now you need to calculate the new value of Z
// First you need to calculate the new value of Z's imaginary part
// set zIm to 2 * zRe * zIm + kIm
zIm = 2*zRe*zIm + kIm
// now you need to calculate a new value of Z's real part
// set zRe to zReSqrd - zImSqrd + kRe
zRe = zReSqrd - zImSqrd + kRe
// remember to make you loop counter one bigger here!
loopCount = loopCount + 1
}
// We have escaped! The inner most loop has stopped becuase it reached
// maxLoopCount or we escaped.
// Now you have to work out the color based on the number of times you
// went around the loop
// You have to use the getColor function for this. You have to tell
// getColor the number of times around the loop by putting loopCount
// inside the brackets.You need to assign the result to
// the variable called color. Like this
// colour = getColor(loopCount)
colour = getColor(loopCount)
// Now you need to plot the point in the Window
// You have to use the draw point function for this like this
// drawPoint(x, y, color)
drawPoint(x, y, colour)
// now make x bigger here!
x = x + 1
}
// now make y bigger here
y = y + 1
// uncomment the next line to see the image drawn one line at a time
// Warning: The program will be a LOT slower!
//render(x, y)
}
// This line draws the finished picture
render(windowWidth, windowHeight)
// Tell the user that you have finished
fmt.Println("Finished")
// now work out how long it took to draw the mandelbrot set.
// Fist get the finish time
var endTime time.Time
endTime = time.Now()
// now print out the differene between the start and end times.
fmt.Printf("The program took %v to run.\n", endTime.Sub(startTime))
// wait until you close the window before the program ends.
waitUntilCloseButtonIsPressed()
}
