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Weaving in Math Class

Here are some resources on how I incorporate weaving into my mathematics classes.  I’ll continue to update this page as I put together more examples, so check back!

My TEDx Talk on Creativity and Mathematics — Which contains a quick overview of weaving in math class.

Math Art:  Weaving the Plane — From the Bridges Math / Art Conference where I first started weaving.

Weavings and Tilings — Images from a teacher workshop I ran on weaving tilings of the plane.

Facebook Photo Album:  Math and Art Workshop — More images from the above teacher workshop.

Belt Weaving — An introduction to so-called “Belt Weaves”.

By patrick honner, ago

Weavings and Tilings

At the Bridges Math and Art Conference in Portugal I learned quite a bit about mathematics and weaving.  One of the many simple and fun ideas I left with was using weaving to explore tilings of the plane.

With some graph paper to plan your tiling, some pre-cut construction paper to assemble them, and some patience to work through the process, you can produce some nice results.  Here are some examples from a recent Math for America workshop I led on Math and Art.  More images can be seen on my Facebook page.

By patrick honner, ago

Math Photo: Anamorphic Art

At the Bridges Math and Art Conference, I was exposed to a wealth of fascinating mathematical and artistic ideas, like these anamorphic images by Jan W. Marcus.

The challenge for the artist is to produce an image on a flat surface that will appear rectangular when viewed on the surface of the cylinder.  My mind swirls with thoughts of vector projections and polar coordinates when I view these images.

Not to be outdone, Francesco De Comite created a three-dimensional curved sculpture that projects to a polyhedron on the surface of a sphere!

By patrick honner, ago
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