My students and I experimented a bit with 3D printing at the end of the year (as part of my always-do-something-new strategy). This (5,3) Torus knot was one of our successes.
I see a lot of possibility for 3D printing in my classrooms next year, and I’m looking forward to thinking and learning more about it.
The geometry of a hyperbolic paraboloid makes it a good choice for a canopy. The posts of different heights create a natural path for rainwater to flow off the tarp, eliminating the chance of standing water collecting in puddles on top.
Except maybe for a single drop at the saddle point!
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The 2014 Bridges Math and Art conference will be held August 14th through 19th in Seoul, South Korea.
The Bridges organization has been hosting this international conference highlighting the connections between art, mathematics, and computer science since 1994. I have participated in several Bridges conferences, and my experiences there have greatly influenced me as a mathematician and a teacher.
I am proud to have two photographs in this year’s art exhibit. You can see my work here, and you can peruse the entire 2014 Bridges Art Gallery here.
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Ever since Steven Strogatz shared his go-to story about how math is beautiful, I find myself unknowingly rearranging things on pizza night.
Semicircular pizza of radius r
Approximating pizza rectangle with Area
This bungee-swing at Coney Island is one of the tallest trapezoids I have ever seen. And isosceles, to boot!
