MC Escher, Images of Mathematics...

Escher's work covered a variety of subjects throughout his life. His early love of portraits, Roman and Italian landscapes and of nature, eventually gave way to regular division of the plane.. Over 150 colorful and recognizable works testify to Escher's ingenuity and vision. He managed to capture the notion of hyperbolic space on a fixed 2-dimensional plane as well as translating the principles of regular division onto a number of 3-dimensional objects such as spheres, columns and cubes. A number of his prints combine both 2 and 3-dimensional images with startling effect.. His art continues to amaze and wonder millions of people all over the world. In his work we recognize his keen observation of the world around us and the expressions of his own fantasies. . M.C. Escher shows us that reality is wondrous, comprehensible and fascinating.... LINK: Youtube

Leonardo Fibonacci: A Natural Growth of Mathematics

The marvels of nature. It's mathematically delicious! Personally, I bow my head to the (mathematically minded) power/powers that generating these miracles!
The way in which shoots are arranged on plant stems also seems to be in accordance with the Fibonacci series. Compared with the one beneath it, each shoot is offset so that it does not shade its neighbor. The angle between one shoot and the next, expressed as a fraction of the circumference of the stem, is generally found to be given by two numbers from the Fibonacci series: ½ for grasses and for elm and linden trees; 1/3 for sedges, beech, and hazel; 2/5 for oak and fruit trees; 3/8 for poplar and rose; 5/13 for willows, almond trees, and leeks.

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Pi Day

Today is Pi Day. Pi Day is held to celebrate the mathematical constant pi in the mm/dd date notation: 3/14, since 3, 1 and 4 are the first three digits of pi.

Pi is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. With the use of computers, pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating. The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737. LINK: The Presurfer

How to celebrate Pi Day.

Mathematical Quilts

Elaine Krajenke Ellison is a retired math teacher who makes quilts. Her patterns represent math concepts in a beautiful way.

Quilts serve as a visual introduction to mathematical concepts that allows students to explore mathematics as they gain geometric insights. My quilts will engage the viewer in mathematical visualization, helping to further the role of problem solving.

The quilt pictured is called Clifford Torus. Link, Via: Neatorama