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| Mathematical art Mitered Fractal Tree I ("The Tree") |
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have been thinking of mathematics as making a calculation and figures; that has
to be solved by particular formula. However, Keith Devlin, the author of “Life
by the numbers”, says what mathematics is the study that applies all aspects of
our lives and exists behind all things on Earth. He also mentions that
mathematics provides the way to understand and include the world in our minds.
Furthermore, it can be used to share thoughts existed in our minds by pulling
them out. In that respect, mathematics can be very creative activity.
In
“Flatland” by Edwin Abbott, Square who had two-dimensional thinking tried to
let people in Lineland and Pointland know about the existing world with higher
dimension, but he failed. It shows how our range of cognition can be narrow. It
is quite challenging for us to change our rules and regulations and even think
of changing them. Therefore, both new ideas and pure cognition are valuable in
themselves which could be respected.
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| People in Flatland's perspective of the sphere. |
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| The newer tendencies in education: Arts in conjunction with other skills |
The
history of mankind has evolved by courageous people who could assert and accept
new ideas, and has been delayed by people who could not get away from the past
and fear. The juxtaposition of mathematics, art, and science are vital to
contribute to the changing world by new ideas. We should develop different
cultures with various perspectives, not limited by a
singular point of view.
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Abbott, Edwin. “Flatland: A Romance
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Devlin, Keith. “Life by the
numbers”. Wiley. (1999)
Henderson, Linda Dalrymple. “The
Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art: Conclusion.” Leonardo. 17.3 (1984):
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"Koos Verhoeff, Tom Verhoeff, Anton Bakker." Koos Verhoeff, Tom Verhoeff, Anton Bakker. N.p., n.d. Web.
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You have hinted a very good point: to view objects from various angles, like math examines objects from various angles. In my opinion, math is to some extent similar to philosophy. It follows logic and presents multi-perspectives to illustrate the world. Meanwhile, it inspires people to create.
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