Monday, April 26, 2021

Math, Chalk, and Art

 Quirky little piece from Scientific American on mathematics and chalkboards (as art):

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-art-of-mathematics-in-chalk/

"Even when it is inscrutable, math is beautiful....

As Wynne began to travel to different universities to meet more mathematicians, she discovered how diverse their chalkboard styles are. 'Some were very clean and neat and very carefully considered,' she recalls. 'And some were just this explosion and chaos. The chalkboards almost felt like portraits of the person and depended on the personality of the mathematician'.


 





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