topology - Fractal Kitty

25

Sep

a figure 8 immersion klein bottle tree with nuthatches on it

White-Breasted Nuthatch

These birds are often called “upside-down birds,” but maybe they just have no regard for orientation. I enjoyed playing with Boy’s surfaces, Möbius strips, cross-caps, and various Klein bottles for this piece (thanks math Twitter for responding to non-orientable surface requests). I decided on a fig

25 Sep 2022

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11

Nov

Draft of Knotty Math Tile Code

Here is a rough draft of Knotty Math tile code. Code was adapted from Shaw Wan’s tangram code on CodePen. I am hoping to adapt more tile designs for play. This will not work on touch screens/phones – I’ll have to contemplate an app for that. I am just learning… Drag the tiles below and […]

11 Nov 2020

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24

Aug

Coffee = Donut

I know it is an obvious one, but it’s what I doodled tonight…

24 Aug 2020

13

Aug

a gif of a knot being colored with two colors

Knot Doodle

13 Aug 2020

07

Jul

truchet tiles that are laser cut making a knot

Week 38: Knotty Math Tiles

I love playing with knots. Last year I designed a Knotty Math toy with wooden tiles. It is part of a series of toys I have been working on that help create single pointed mindfulness with math. These are for kids and adults alike. I think sand, clay, tiles, and tessellations can all be instruments [

07 Jul 2020

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22

Nov

Good Gordian! – Knotty Kitty

22 Nov 2019

20

Nov

a fox draw with a single curved line with 2 colors orange and white

Week 25: Loopy Doodle Math

Doodling and math? Yes, we can play with doodles and see what patterns emerge. Finding patterns and problem-solving is a big part of math. For this week’s hands-on-math, learners are going to draw a loopy doodle where they start and end at the same point without lifting the pencil (or pen). Try to m

20 Nov 2019

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30

Aug

a cat sleeping curled up next to a similar shaped donut

It’s not just Coffee Cups…

30 Aug 2019