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pythoneer/sinulation

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2016-03-27

RustAudience · researcherComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · easy

TLDR

A Rust project that builds trigonometric functions like sine and cosine from scratch, showing how these calculations work under the hood instead of using a math library.

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    What it does
      Computes sine cosine
      No standard library
      Numerical methods
    Tech stack
      Rust
    Use cases
      Learn how trig works
      Custom fast approximations
      Reference for game devs
    Audience
      Students
      Game developers
      Curious engineers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Study how trig functions like sine and cosine are computed without relying on a built-in library.

USE CASE 2

Build a custom or optimized trig implementation for a game or embedded system.

USE CASE 3

Use as a reference for understanding numerical approximation techniques like series expansions.

What is it built with?

Rust

How does it compare?

pythoneer/sinulation0xr10t/pulsefi404-agent/codes-miner
Stars—00
LanguageRustRustRust
Last pushed2016-03-27——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasyhardmoderate
Complexity3/54/53/5
Audienceresearcherdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

README doesn't detail the specific algorithm used, so internals may require reading the source directly.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how sinulation computes sine and cosine values without calling a standard math library.
Prompt 2
Help me understand the numerical method sinulation likely uses to approximate trig functions.
Prompt 3
Show me how I could adapt sinulation's approach to write a fast approximate sine function for a game.
Prompt 4
Walk me through the tradeoffs between sinulation's custom trig implementation and a standard library's.

Frequently asked questions

What is sinulation?

A Rust project that builds trigonometric functions like sine and cosine from scratch, showing how these calculations work under the hood instead of using a math library.

What language is sinulation written in?

Mainly Rust. The stack also includes Rust.

Is sinulation actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-03-27).

How hard is sinulation to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is sinulation for?

Mainly researcher.

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