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Lafayette
What mathematical words can be used to describe this floor
covering? How many different shapes can you see inside this
photograph?
Rotations
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pageWatch Those Wheels
Have you ever noticed the patterns in car wheel trims? These questions will make you look at car wheels in a different way! -
pageMaking Maths: Indian Window Screen
Can you recreate this Indian screen pattern? Can you make up similar patterns of your own?
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articleFrieze Patterns in Cast Iron
A gallery of beautiful photos of cast ironwork friezes in Australia with a mathematical discussion of the classification of frieze patterns.
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articleThe Frieze Tree
Patterns that repeat in a line are strangely interesting. How many types are there and how do you tell one type from another?