 cloud-covered planet Venus |
 Lou Kauffman |
 Lou Kauffman's tie |
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cloud-covered planet Venus |
Lou Kauffman |
Lou Kauffman's tie |
Canada Math Camp, July 2014.
Abstract. Back in early 2000, I got my first digital camera and set out to take pictures of my kids and of symmetric patterns in the plane. There are exactly 17 of those, no more, no less. It is an addicting challenge to walk around looking at buildings, brick walls, people's ties, fabrics, what's not, and to try figure out which of the 17 is each one.
What would history look like if we were living on Venus?
What do the ants on Lou Kauffman's tie think?
Which symmetry group appears twice in the pictures below?
4-page handout.
More info: http://www.math.toronto.edu/~drorbn/Gallery/Symmetry/Tilings/Talk/CanadaMathCamp-1407.html