Comments on: Go Figure! http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:59:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Thursday Notes - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-36160 Thursday Notes - Asymptotia Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:41:26 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-36160 [...] 4:40pm Meet science writer and colleague K C Cole on a corner (by arrangement) to walk up to the Two-Nine. 29th Street Cafe, that is. (The former term is what the young hipsters say, apparently. So being neither, I’ll stick to the latter, if you see what I mean.) It has been an awfully long time (creeping up to a year) since we’ve actually sat down and just talked. The last few times we met to sit, it has been to do with organizational stuff for the campus events, or the first few meetings of that class we started to teach together before the enrollment issues which meant that it was a waste of time for both of us to do it (so KC pulled out in the end). (See e.g., here, and here.) [...] [...] 4:40pm Meet science writer and colleague K C Cole on a corner (by arrangement) to walk up to the Two-Nine. 29th Street Cafe, that is. (The former term is what the young hipsters say, apparently. So being neither, I’ll stick to the latter, if you see what I mean.) It has been an awfully long time (creeping up to a year) since we’ve actually sat down and just talked. The last few times we met to sit, it has been to do with organizational stuff for the campus events, or the first few meetings of that class we started to teach together before the enrollment issues which meant that it was a waste of time for both of us to do it (so KC pulled out in the end). (See e.g., here, and here.) [...]

]]> By: Hooking Up Manifolds - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-23111 Hooking Up Manifolds - Asymptotia Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:40:40 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-23111 [...] Now, somehow I think I missed picking up on this properly when I blogged about the excellent Insititute for Figuring (based here in Los Angeles) earlier in the year. In the comments, Bee actually pointed to some of the hyperbolic crochet figures there, and I looked, but I did not delve deeply enough. Now, from reading Diana Taimina’s site, I think the Iff’s interest in it stemmed from an earlier visit from her to talk about it. Have a look at their gallery. [...] [...] Now, somehow I think I missed picking up on this properly when I blogged about the excellent Insititute for Figuring (based here in Los Angeles) earlier in the year. In the comments, Bee actually pointed to some of the hyperbolic crochet figures there, and I looked, but I did not delve deeply enough. Now, from reading Diana Taimina’s site, I think the Iff’s interest in it stemmed from an earlier visit from her to talk about it. Have a look at their gallery. [...]

]]> By: Irrational Memories - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1610 Irrational Memories - Asymptotia Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:58:59 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1610 [...] Back when I was young enough to care to try to list such things, I had a favourite number. Really, really faourite. I lived and breathed that number for a while. Today’s session in the freshman seminar “The Art and Science of Seeing and the Seeing and Science of Art”, about which I have blogged here and here, was all about it. Rather than do chapter and verse about it (don’t get me started!), I will instead leave you with the image that I ended with… [...] [...] Back when I was young enough to care to try to list such things, I had a favourite number. Really, really faourite. I lived and breathed that number for a while. Today’s session in the freshman seminar “The Art and Science of Seeing and the Seeing and Science of Art”, about which I have blogged here and here, was all about it. Rather than do chapter and verse about it (don’t get me started!), I will instead leave you with the image that I ended with… [...]

]]> By: ioana http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1608 ioana Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:28:47 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1608 clifford well I'm at USc and I am a graduate student (getting my PhD in film, I know I mentioned this earlier on Asymptotia, maybe you remember) but I would gladly sign up for this freshman seminar. Unfortunately, I have to work (I am a teaching assistant for a class that meets Tue and Wed afternoon....) but seriously if by some miracle you change the schedule and move it to any day but Tue and Wed., I will register for it. The Cinema School - sorry, the School of Cinematic Arts - will pay for two units :-) so that I can sit under the trees with you and talk about art and physics! clifford

well I’m at USc and I am a graduate student (getting my PhD in film, I know I mentioned this earlier on Asymptotia, maybe you remember) but I would gladly sign up for this freshman seminar. Unfortunately, I have to work (I am a teaching assistant for a class that meets Tue and Wed afternoon….) but seriously if by some miracle you change the schedule and move it to any day but Tue and Wed., I will register for it. The Cinema School - sorry, the School of Cinematic Arts - will pay for two units :-) so that I can sit under the trees with you and talk about art and physics!

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1295 Clifford Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:41:13 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1295 Jude, Ben, Thanks! Ben, the golden ratio was my "favourite number ever!!" for many years. I am/was a quasicrystal nut from their earliest days, and spent way too much time building models of three dimensional Penrose Tilings when I was an undergraduate. Wonderful. I am indeed planning a session on this cute little number! thanks! -cvj Jude, Ben, Thanks!

Ben, the golden ratio was my “favourite number ever!!” for many years. I am/was a quasicrystal nut from their earliest days, and spent way too much time building models of three dimensional Penrose Tilings when I was an undergraduate. Wonderful.

I am indeed planning a session on this cute little number!

thanks!

-cvj

]]> By: Ben http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1294 Ben Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:50:23 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1294 That class sounds very interesting, and also reminds me of one of the stories in Richard Feynman's collection in which he has an artist friend who thought scientists took beauty and ruined it with technical details. If memory serves, the artist used the example of a flower, and said that science ruins it by turning it into photosynthesis and other things. His response was that he felt understanding not just the flower, but the complex structure of the flower added a new dimension to the flower that made it beautiful on yet another level. I also thought of the golden ratio when I read your post. It shows up a lot in nature. Good luck with the class, and don't worry, it may not be hugely popular this semester, but if it's a great course word will spread. That class sounds very interesting, and also reminds me of one of the stories in Richard Feynman’s collection in which he has an artist friend who thought scientists took beauty and ruined it with technical details. If memory serves, the artist used the example of a flower, and said that science ruins it by turning it into photosynthesis and other things. His response was that he felt understanding not just the flower, but the complex structure of the flower added a new dimension to the flower that made it beautiful on yet another level. I also thought of the golden ratio when I read your post. It shows up a lot in nature. Good luck with the class, and don’t worry, it may not be hugely popular this semester, but if it’s a great course word will spread.

]]> By: Jude http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1293 Jude Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:31:03 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1293 It is sad when only a couple of students are in a great class. The best class I ever took in college was a Spanish literature class, taught in Spanish, to three people. The instructor integrated every subject in the best way imaginable into his instruction--art, philosophy, history, poetry, culture. Your students may easily remember your class as their best class ever. It is sad when only a couple of students are in a great class. The best class I ever took in college was a Spanish literature class, taught in Spanish, to three people. The instructor integrated every subject in the best way imaginable into his instruction–art, philosophy, history, poetry, culture. Your students may easily remember your class as their best class ever.

]]> By: bitacle.org http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1285 bitacle.org Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:02:08 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1285 <strong>Bitacle Blog Search Archive - Go Figure!...</strong> [...] So I think maybe I died and went to cvj heaven. [...]... Bitacle Blog Search Archive - Go Figure!…

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]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1273 Clifford Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:39:42 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1273 Bee! Yes... I spent a lot of my formative years crocheting too. Used to make all sorts of symmetric patterns..., etc. Occasionally have done some since... but not much available time. Miss doing that. See my comments at the beginning of the <a href="http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/the-science-art-and-mathematics-of-origami/" rel="nofollow"> origami post </a>, too. Thanks for the cacti link. Cheers, -cvj Bee! Yes… I spent a lot of my formative years crocheting too. Used to make all sorts of symmetric patterns…, etc. Occasionally have done some since… but not much available time. Miss doing that. See my comments at the beginning of the origami post , too.

Thanks for the cacti link.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Bee http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1270 Bee Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:24:12 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1270 Btw, while I was in Arizona, I once heard a pretty strange talk about cacti growth... well, they have enough of them around. It's quite interesting though how much maths is in these growth patterns. See eg. <a href="http://focus.aps.org/story/v13/st18" rel="nofollow">Cactus Patterns Buckle Up</a> Just thought you might be interested. Best, B. Btw, while I was in Arizona, I once heard a pretty strange talk about cacti growth… well, they have enough of them around. It’s quite interesting though how much maths is in these growth patterns. See eg.

Cactus Patterns Buckle Up

Just thought you might be interested. Best, B.

]]> By: Bee http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1268 Bee Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:19:42 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1268 Hi Clifford, thanks for this interesting post! The <a href="http://www.theiff.org/gallery/index.html#" rel="nofollow">crotcheted stuff</a> is really amazing. I was pretty good at crotcheting once, maybe I should pick it up again! Best, B. Hi Clifford,

thanks for this interesting post! The crotcheted stuff is really amazing. I was pretty good at crotcheting once, maybe I should pick it up again! Best,

B.

]]> By: spyder http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1265 spyder Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:00:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/21/go-figure/#comment-1265 Well, this reminded me of the photo files i received today regarding the work of two Belgian designer/engineer/architects who created (with the help of their full salaried factory staff flown in from Belgium) a monumental piece of art (later blown up and burned) for Burning Man this year. Titled <a href="http://www.panmagic.com/panb06uchroniasunset22.html" rel="nofollow"> Uchrnoia</a>, the piece utilizes straight pieces of wood, in fractilized patterns, to create a curving form both <a href="http://www.panmagic.com/panb06uchroniadust22.html" rel="nofollow">day</a> and <a href="http://www.panmagic.com/panb06uchronianight22.html" rel="nofollow">night</a>. For information on the design team you can find them at <a href="http://quinzeandmilan.be/index.html" rel="nofollow">Qunize and Milan</a>. Well, this reminded me of the photo files i received today regarding the work of two Belgian designer/engineer/architects who created (with the help of their full salaried factory staff flown in from Belgium) a monumental piece of art (later blown up and burned) for Burning Man this year. Titled Uchrnoia, the piece utilizes straight pieces of wood, in fractilized patterns, to create a curving form both day and night. For information on the design team you can find them at Qunize and Milan.

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