Resources

Math and Art: Bridges 2011, Coimbra

In honor of the Bridges Organization and its annual conference on Math and Art, I will be posting about math, art, and their many intersections for the next two weeks.

The Bridges 2011 conference, held in Coimbra, Portugal, features prominent mathematicians and artists from around the world. Fields’ Medalist William Thurston and the soon-to-be Museum of Mathematics‘ George Hart among others will be giving talks and presenting their art. A program of select participants can be seen here:

http://bridgesmathart.org/bridges-2011/2011-speakers-coordinators/

By patrick honner, 15 yearsJuly 25, 2011 ago

Resources

On-Line Mathematics Resources

This website offers a number of categorized links to various mathematical resources around the web:

http://www.intute.ac.uk/mathematics/

With links to hundreds of external resources on Applied Mathematics, Calculus, Math History, and other topics, there are plenty of e-books to download and websites to interact with.

It seems that the organization that runs the website, Intute, has run out of funding, and so no new content will be added, but the resources that are already there should remain.

By patrick honner, 15 yearsJuly 9, 2011 ago

Data Representation Resources Statistics

2010 Census Map

This is another beautiful infographic from the New York Times that allows the user to interact with data from the 2010 U.S. Census.

http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

You can explore changes in population, density, distribution, and housing by looking at states and counties across the country.

By patrick honner, 15 yearsJuly 4, 2011 ago

Representation Resources

Hyperdodecahedron Video

This is a beautiful and interesting video that explores the construction of a hyperdodecahedron.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFXRRW9goTs

A hyperdodecahedron is like a four-dimensional version of the dodecahedron. It is also known as a 120-cell, as it is composed of 120 dodecahedrons. It has 720 pentagonal faces, 1200 edges, and 600 vertices.

By patrick honner, 15 yearsJuly 2, 2011 ago

Representation Resources

Beautiful Weather Graphs

“Beautiful Weather Graphs and Maps” are promised by WeatherSpark, and they deliver.

You can get local forecasts that show a number of projections bounded by highs and lows, or you can look at daily, monthly, or yearly trends that aggregate historical data.

In another section, a variety of interactive maps allow you to look at geographic trends in temperature, wind, humidity, and many other factors.

You can even look at long-term global temperature data!

A lot of information and representation to interact with and explore here.

By patrick honner, 15 yearsJune 24, 2011 ago

Math and Art: Bridges 2011, Coimbra

On-Line Mathematics Resources

2010 Census Map

Hyperdodecahedron Video

Beautiful Weather Graphs

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