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Totally Tessellated
http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/?tqskip=1&tqskip1=1&tqtime=0203
A superbly well-done site on tessellations. Winner in the ThinkQuest'98
competition. Features over 100 dynamic pages with quality illustrations,
photographs, and links. Main topics: History of Tessellations, Essentials,
Mosaics/Tilings, Escher, and Beyond. Background Information has links to
polygons and angles, symmetry and transformations, regular polygons, plus
links to a simple introduction to tessellations and to the effect of color
usage on tessellated designs. Regular Tessellations contains links to real
examples.
From the Math Forum:
Tessellations
http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/subjects/maths/tessel.htm
This site contains links to tessellations used in mathematics, art and
design.
Mathematical Classification of Tessellations
http://library.thinkquest.org/11750/eschpage/MathClass1.html
This site looks at the math shapes that Escher used and an explanation of
Escher's use of symmetry in his art.
Alex
Bateman's Origami Page
http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Users/agb/Origami/origami.html
Information, galleries and a program on making origami tessellations.
The Official
WebOOG Home Page
http://www.mcmprod.com/applets/weboog/weboog2.htm
OOG, The Object Orientation Game, involves tiling puzzle games of Tangrams,
Pentominoes, Hexagons and Polyominoes, which can be played at this site. |