Math Photo: Strange Surface
Today’s Challenge: Describe this surface mathematically!
New York Times Learning Network: Symmetry and Soccer Balls
My latest contribution to the New York Times Learning Network’s 15-Minute Lesson Plan series was inspired by Siobhan Roberts’s wonderful article on the geometry of the soccer ball. The Learning Network article is freely available Read more
5 Comments
Wahaj C. · February 20, 2011 at 12:37 pm
I found this a while back when I was looking up Gaussian Curves:
http://aurhelion.net/research/math.htm
It might be relevant.
pat flynn · January 5, 2012 at 10:45 pm
I made one of these a few years back for a light above my desk at school. When I have time, I will get a die-cut made and chop out 120 of the pieces and make a much larger piece. Very fun and easy gto make.
MrHonner · January 6, 2012 at 8:21 am
Did you say 120 pieces? That doesn’t sound easy!
Mark · August 16, 2012 at 6:30 am
Why is this digital picture so pockmarked with dirty flecks? I thought that only happened with film cameras.
MrHonner · August 16, 2012 at 7:37 am
Because this is a picture of a lamp that was hanging outdoors and, thus, was quite dirty!