Institute For Figuring
The Institute For Figuring (IFF) is an organization based in Los Angeles, California that promotes the public understanding of the poetic and aesthetic dimensions of science, mathematics and the technical arts.[1] Founded by Margaret Wertheim and Christine Wertheim, the institute hosts public lectures and exhibitions, publishes books and maintains a website.[2][3]
Published works
- Robert Kaplan The Figure That Stands Behind Figures: Mosaics of the Mind (2004)
- Margaret Wertheim A Field Guide to Hyperbolic Space (2005)
- Margaret Wertheim A Field Guide to the Business Card Menger Sponge (2006)
- Margaret Wertheim, Christine Wertheim Crochet Coral Reef: A Project (2015)
See also
References
- ^ Wertheim, Margaret (January 21, 2013), "Many Hands Make Fractals Tactile", New York Times.
- ^ Myers, Holly (June 7, 2012), "Review: 'Physics on the Fringe' bridges science, art worlds", Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Cheh, Carol (May 11, 2012), "Institute for Figuring's new space: An art gallery for math and science nerds", LA Weekly.
External links
- Official website
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- Fractal
- Golden ratio
- Hyperboloid structure
- Minimal surface
- Paraboloid
- Perspective
- Plastic ratio
- Projective geometry
- Proportion
- Architecture
- Human
- Symmetry
- Tessellation
- Wallpaper group
- List of works designed with the golden ratio
- Continuum
- Mathemalchemy
- Mathematica: A World of Numbers... and Beyond
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- Pi
- Pi in the Sky
- Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
- Hagia Sophia
- Pantheon
- Parthenon
- Pyramid of Khufu
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- Sydney Opera House
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- Viewpoints: Mathematical Perspective and Fractal Geometry in Art
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