Here are some examples of 3D surfaces sculpted out of floral foam by a Calculus student.
Creative and beautiful! More examples can be seen on my Facebook page.
Appreciation Art Geometry Resources Student Work Teaching
Fun With Sliceforms
I was recently inspired to make my first sliceform.
With a handful of index cards, a marker, and some scissors, I was able to make this fun representation of a surface in 3D!
Turn it to the side, and see the surface from a different perspective.
The inspiration was timely, as my Calculus class has been discussing cross-sections, traces, and level curves of surfaces in space. What a perfect way to demonstrate how to understand a surface by looking at representative slices!
A great, simple tool, and you can see some examples of the sliceforms my students created, like the one seen below, here.
Appreciation Art Photography
Math Photo: Triangular Trim
This is a nice way to decorate the side of a building.
Appreciation Art Photography
Math Art: Space-Filling Cube
I hope I don’t offend the artist, Henry Segerman, by identifying his work with an infamous Star Trek enemy, but this cube looks like a Borg ship.
This piece was on display at the 2011 Bridges Math and Art Conference in Coimbra, Portugal.