Perspective Archives - The Nature of Mathematics

Individual Research Projects 7-7

May 30, 2016July 13, 2015 by elaine

Individual Research Project 7.9

Write a paper on perspective. How are three-dimensional objects represented in two dimensions?

Morris Kline, Mathematics, a Cultural Approach (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1962), Chapters 10-11.

C. Stanley Ogilvy, Excursions in Geometry… See the whole entry

August 11, 2015July 13, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
This is a whimsical video on Lobachevski (time 3:08)

This is a nice introduction to elliptical and hyperbolic geometry (time: 8:33)

Restful video of math in art (time: 3:16)

Interesting video on the proportions of the human face (time: … See the whole entry