Mathematics isn’t only intriguing, useful and heaps of fun, it is also an aesthetic delight. From optical illusions to the golden ratio to Pascal’s triangle, the incredible Mobius strip and the formulae which people find beautiful, these tasks take students into the world of beauty, the mathematical way. The unit circle and trigonometry is beautiful. The link is stunning and the patterns when iterating the trigonometric functions are totally weird. Some aspects of mathematics are so inspiring they can only be considered pure gold.
Optical Illusions Optical Illusions - the Challenge Set The Mobius Strip The Golden Rectangle The Golden Ratio The Golden Ratio in Art and Architecture Pascal's Triangle The TopTen Formulae Iterating Sine, Cos and Tan (with the Unit Circle) |
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Bibliography: A list of the books which have served to inspire tasks within the EUMY Mathematics set.