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It’s a triumph of art – and of mathematical reasoning. The ornament explores a branch of mathematics known as tiling, which seeks to fill a space completely with regular geometric patterns.
Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? As a scientist who studies branching patterns in living ...
Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they follow relatively simple mathematical rules also found in branching patterns in nature.
An exhibit of mathematical art reveals the aesthetic side of math.
In the computer science lab where they work at MIT, Erik and Martin Demaine have a three-foot-tall metal and plastic sculpture that resembles a sleek, modernist version of a child's Tinkertoy ...
“Geometric patterns illustrate how mathematics can cross the boundary into physical space, as shown by their widespread use in art, design, and architecture,” Sun said in a 2018 article for ...
Online videos reveal the numerical logic behind intricate Islamic geometrics.
At the National Museum of Mathematics, origami helps bridge the gap between art and math and finds the beauty in both.