And a jump-discontinuity, at that! I enjoy the jagged curves formed by cracking snow, where each turn is the product of some determinism and some randomness.
Appreciation Photography
Math Photo: Tree-gonometry
I’m not sure exactly what causes a tree to take a 135 degree (45 degree?) turn, but it makes for a nice picture.
Appreciation Photography Resources Technology
Math Photo: (Sine) Waves on the Beach
While on vacation, I passed some of my time looking for math on the beach, and I saw a sine wave creeping up the shore.
I thought I might be looking too hard for something mathematical, thereby seeing things that weren’t really there. Thankfully, Geogebra is well-equipped to justify my observations.
Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that Geogebra helps enable my obsessions.
Appreciation Photography
Found Math, from the MAA
This is a beautiful slideshow highlighting 2010 in Found Math, from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
http://www.maa.org/community/columns/maa-found-math/2010-maa-found-math-gallery
This is a really cool project–catching photos of the math all around us–and there are a lot of really beautiful pictures here. Keep your cameras on you!
Maybe I’ll submit a few of mine next year; perhaps the shadow tetrahedron, or the parabolic hillside.
Appreciation Geometry Photography
Math Photo: Hexagons on the Street
I’m surprised that there aren’t more hexagons around town. It really is a lovely shape.
