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Tag Archives: henry segerman
In Praise of People Who Tell Us How to Play with New Toys
I’ve been thinking about getting a 3D printer for a long time but haven’t taken the plunge yet. Aside from the money, space, and inevitable proliferation of small plastic things to step on, part of me is worried I wouldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Mathematics and the Arts, Recreational Mathematics
Tagged 3d printing, Albert Hwang, Andrea Hawksley, Emily Eifler, henry segerman, laura taalman, Mike Lawler, Mike Stay, Rose Eveleth, Vi Hart, VR
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Look Around You: Spherical Videos and Möbius Transformations
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched the short video “Möbius transformations revealed” by Douglas Arnold and Jonathan Rogness. It is a beautiful tribute to beautiful functions. As a complex analysis and hyperbolic geometry fangirl, I am … Continue reading
Posted in Math Communication, Mathematics and the Arts
Tagged Andrea Hawksley, droste effect, eleVR, Emily Eifler, henry segerman, Moebius transformations, spherical video, Vi Hart, virtual reality
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The Revolution Will Be 3D Printed
“What would you print if you had a 3D printer in your home?” James Madison University math professor Laura Taalman is printing a thing a day and blogging about it at MakerHome. Her family has a MakerBot Replicator 2 and … Continue reading
Posted in Math Education, Recreational Mathematics
Tagged 3d printing, afinia, geometry, henry segerman, laura taalman, makerbot, math, math models, mathmatics, saul schleimer, shapeways
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