WebQuest
Mathematical Patterns and Modern Art
Process
Part 1: Watch the first 6 minutes of The Map of Mathematics video. Answer the corresponding questions on the handout.
Part 2: Look at the gifs of mathematical patterns. Follow the corresponding directions on the handout.
Part 3: Watch the first 2 minutes of Fractals are not Typically Self-Similar video. Answer the corresponding questions on the handout.
Part 4: Read the Math is Fun page about the Fibonacci Sequence. Answer the corresponding questions on the handout.
Part 5: Read the article Can an Algorithm be Art? Answer the corresponding questions on the handout.
Part 6: Look at the artwork by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh, and answer the corresponding questions on the handout.
Part 7: Look at the images and read their descriptions in the article 7 Times Mathematics Became Art and Blew Our Minds. Answer the corresponding questions on the handout.
Attachments
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Mathematics and Modern Art Handout
Description: Handout that corresponds to the WebQuest
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The Map of Mathematics
Description: This video describes the broad topics covered by each sector of mathematics, and it also offers valuable connection between the various fields of mathematics.
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Math Patterns n Nature
Description: This link has 3 gifs which can help students visualize some patterns in nature which can be described by mathematics.
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Fractals are not typically self-similar
Description: This video gives an in-depth description of fractals and their dimensions.
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Math is Fun: Fibonacci
Description: This link briefly explains the Fibonacci Sequence and has links to other correlating information.
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Can an Algorithm be Art?
Description: This link shares the story of a digital artist.
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American Mathematical Society: Mathematical Concepts Illustrated by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh
Description: This website shows artistic designs created mathematically and digitally by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh.
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7 Times Mathematics Became Art and Blew Our Minds
Description: This links to a page with images and descriptions of modern art/mathematics crossover examples.
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