PPT-Tessellations

What is a Tessellation Repeated shapes or patterns that cover a surface without any gaps or overlaps MC Escher 1898 1972 Dutch Respected by mathematicians scientists and crystallographers. EXPLORING TESSELLATIONS is any pattern made of repeating shapes that covers a surface completely without overlapping or leaving any gaps. A checkerboard is a tessellation made of squares. The squares . Tiling. CSE 788. Prof. Roger Crawfis. Seamless Tiling. Seamless Tiling. Where is the seam?. http://homepages.rpi.edu/~mcdanm2/RPI_MediaStudioImaging/MSI_Lecture4_Graffiti.html. Rotations and Edges. With a heavy dose of symmetry. Symmetry. The terms symmetry has many meanings.. In . The Last Supper. , symmetry is about balance in that the disciples are grouped in four groups of three, with two groups on either side of the central figure of Christ.. Make a tangram by drawing an 8 x 8 square and cutting out the 7 shapes as shown below.. Tangrams: making shapes. Use all 7 shapes each time; they can be rotated and flipped over if needed.. Individual pieces must not overlap each other. . Combinatorics. Designs and configurations For applications of design theory. By: Valerie Toothman. What are Tessellations. A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. . Becca Stockford Lehman. Tessellations. Tessellate: to form or arrange small squares or blocks in a checkered or mosaic pattern . Comes from the Latin word tessella which refers to the small square pieces used in mosaics . Who is Escher? . Maurits . Cornelius Escher is a very popular artist, and m. any . people recognize his work from posters and calendars. He was born on the . 17. th . of June. , in 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (Holland). Escher studied at the School of architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem, Netherlands. . What is a . Tessellation. ?. Definition: a repeating shape that covers a surface without overlapping or leaving gaps. The word “tessellation” comes from the Latin word “tessera” which means “small stone cube”. By Rebecca K. Fraker. Atlantic Union Conference. Teacher Bulletin 2013. What are Tessellations?. The word '. tessera. ' in Latin means a small stone cube. . They were used to make up the mosaic pictures forming floors and . May . 6, . 2016 Sauer. Please copy homework from the back board.. Review . title and learning goal. . Title: Exploring . Tessellations. . Learning Goal: Students will describe and make a tessellation.. POD: . What is the measure of each interior angle of each regular polygon?. Equilateral triangle. Pentagon. Hexagon. Octagon. Tessellations. Tessellation – . A collection of figures that cover a plane with NO OVERLAPS.. Started in Mesopotamia more than 6000 years ago. Original designs were made from pebbles set in plaster, like a mosaic. . As tessellations became more advanced, clay mosaic tiles were used to decorate walls, floors, and ceilings in castles and mosques.. Tessellation Project. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 – 1972) was a Dutch artist famous for his repetitive, interlocking patterns. His works look like paintings but were done by woodcarving and lithographs.. M.C. Escher. Buckminsterfullerene. Common Cold Virus. Bogota Sport Center. Epcot. Dice. Seven Days . Sci. . Fi. TV Series. Rubies. Giant’s Causeway. Origami. Lamps. Projection of Cube. Projection of a Hypercube.