art

02
Sep
Hex-a-Sierpinski

Hex-a-Sierpinski

So I doodled and was pleasantly surprised when Sierpinski-like triangles formed. I am sure that a million people have discovered this before me, but I felt like I found a magic portal. And that lead to coding (of which is currently a mess, and I will post later). And one more version:
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24
Aug
fractal kitty logo of a fractal of a cat sitting on a spiral with a spiral tail

Yay! This blog is in a blog post on the AMS Blog of Math Blogs!

Seriously though, I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to share all the hard work that has gone into creating the materials on this website. I hope to continue growing, learning, and sharing with you all.
24
Aug
Coffee = Donut

Coffee = Donut

I know it is an obvious one, but it’s what I doodled tonight…
17
Aug
a gasket gets drawn then popped

Popping Apollonian Gasket

I doodled this GIF after two days of painting the canvas below. I think I am in the process of preparing for my fall classes and students. Art is definitely an outlet – especially when it’s math + art.
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14
Aug
rocks painted with math drawings

Week 52: Math Rocks!

For week 52 of 52 Weeks of Hands-On Math, I couldn’t resist a play on words: Math rocks! This week I encourage learners to share their math in the neighborhood. Create sidewalk chalk art with Fibonacci hopscotch, paint a math rock garden, make a math obstacle course by your home, or have a piece of
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13
Aug
a moire sketch with lines all going to one point

Moiré Play!

Moiré is an interference pattern that can occur in physics, photography, art, math, and more. As a photographer and mathematician, I have always enjoyed seeing these artifacts emerge. Today I played with some Moiré animation for fun in p5.js. See the Pen Moire_Play by Sophia (@fractalkitty) on CodeP
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13
Aug
a ball rolling on a sine curve then falling through

Not a Good Sine

13
Aug
a gif of a knot being colored with two colors

Knot Doodle

11
Aug
a tree growing and shrinking gif

Big Bounce as a Tree

10
Aug
a gif of circle popping that have diameters of fibonacci numbers

Popping Fibonacci

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Sophia

Mathematics educator and creative coder exploring the beauty of mathematical concepts through interactive visualizations and playful learning.

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