fractal

27
May
a strange attractor drawn like silk with turquoise lines and dots

I’m Attracted to Attractors

So many plots and mathematical musings throughout my life have brought on a sense of artistic beauty and awe within my being. In the windowless halls of engineering firms I have smiled at harmonics, or in a homeschooling room squealed in glee when I stumbled upon Pisano periods by trying to play Fib
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05
Nov
a kitty dreaming of a kitty, dreaming of kitty, etc.

Fractal Dreaming

I had a dream last night in a dream in a dream, so I decided to sketch this one up…
17
Oct
A kitty triangle tile repeated as a Koch snowflake

Fractal Kitty Meets Koch Snowflake

24
Sep
a kid looking through a toy-built menger sponge

Week 17: Sierpinski in 3D Building Toys

This week break out your blocks (or whatever building toy you enjoy). We are building a Sierpinski cube (Menger Sponge) or Sierpinski tetrahedron. I would also encourage learners to create their own shape and expand on it to create a self-similar sculpture or fractal (think what each iteration would
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21
Sep
a kitty with yarn illustrating the coastline paradox

Coastline Paradox Meets Kitty

31
Jul
a dragon curve made with toys on the left and with lines on the right

Week 9: Dragon Curve

The Dragon Curve is a fractal that is well explained in this numberphile video. This week learners can create a dragon curve with a strip of paper, Lux Blox, Python programing, Legos or toothpicks. Paper: For paper, I would suggest using a strip of thin paper. Thicker paper doesn’t produce as many f
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07
Jun
a kitty in a triangle tile that is repeated in the padovan sequence

Padovan Sequence Triangulated Kitty

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