I have been taking some time to explore SPSS and Matlab, two programs that I can access for free from Marshall's remote desktop as a currently enrolled student. In Matlab, you can create 3-D representations using parametric equations, which might be what programmers do to make video games. For example, the following set of equations will plot a helix in Matlab:
t=linspace(0,6π,30);
x=cos(t);
y=sin(t);
z=5;
plot3(x,y,z)
With combinations of coefficients, one can manipulate the helix.
Math like this demonstrates how anything in nature can be modeled using equations, lending credence to the idea that everything in the universe is shaped, or at least guided, by mathematical laws.
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