Vortecs (an anagram of "Vectors") is a free, offline, and simple education tool for displaying 2D vectors and visualizing 2D linear transformations. It is designed to be used primarily by students who are being introduced to Linear Algebra concepts for the first time.
- Make and display 2D vectors on a coordinate plane.
- Quickly negate, rotate, shear, and normalize individual vectors.
- Easily zoom, pan, and re-center the infinite and scale-adjusting coordinate plane.
- Right-click to apply and commit multiple 2D linear transformations on vectors.
- Select from a list of common transformations or apply a custom transformation.
- Adjust the animation speed.
- Right-click during animations to pause, play, or stop the animation.
Download the Runnable JAR file here. (Requires Java SE 8)
The mobile version of this app is in development using Swift, and its progress can be monitored here.
- Swing (Java 8)
- Dennis Kats: Lead Programmer and Co-Designer
- Jack Rosen: Co-Designer
Vortecs Desktop is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- 3Blue1Brown for his amazing Essence of Linear Algebra series that was the source of inspiration for this project.