MERLOT Search - category=2564 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:17:24 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:17:24 PDT MERLOT Search - category=2564 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 M.C. Escher http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84510 This site provides a comprehensive record of M.C. Escher's life, including links to approximately twenty images of his works of art as well as to a number of additional resources. Excellent presentation. Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84509 Symmetry is used to analyze the patterns in Oriental carpets. Educational activities are provided along with other educational resources. This web site is a collaborative project of The Textile Museum and The Math Forum. Escher and the Droste Effect http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83200 The goal of this site is to visualize the mathematical structure behind M.C. Escher's picture called "Print Gallery" (1956). The visualization itself is largely non-mathematical and is accomplished through many still images and animations. The actual mathematics, involving conformal mappings of the complex plane, is contained in a pdf copy of the original AMS publication. The Droste Effect refers to any image that contains itself on a smaller scale. Fibonacci Numbers and The Golden Section in Art, Architecture and Music http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84513 This site introduces some of the occurrences of the Fibonacci series and the Golden Ratio in architecture, art and music. Escher Web Sketch http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=74463 Drawing program which transforms into symmetrical repeating patterns. BORDER PATTERNS TUTORIAL http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83132 This PowerPoint presentation introduces students to the seven border patterns and how to recognize them. I use it in a Liberal Arts Mathematics class. Geometry in Art and Architecture http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77081 An exploration of the influence of geometry in art and architecture. Thorough coverage extends from early Greek and Egyptian societies to Twentieth Century Art. Paper Models of Polyhedra http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86833 On this site are more than eighty paper models of polyhedra including Platonic Solids, Archimedian Solids, Kepler-Poinsot Polyhedra, and many others. The Fibonacci Sequence http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=362501 An introduction to the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio. Math and Music http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=640558 This can helps us to understand that Music and Math go hand in hand.