http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/ Self referencing and self contradictory Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-26225 Travis Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:22:51 +0000 http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/#comment-26225 To Victoria, thanks for the complement, but I didn't make the quilts. I just saw the cool stuff <em>other</em>, more skilled folks put into them. To Victoria, thanks for the complement, but I didn’t make the quilts. I just saw the cool stuff other, more skilled folks put into them.

]]> http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-26182 Victoria Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:30:34 +0000 http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/#comment-26182 Your quilts really inspire me, as both a math major and a quilter Your quilts really inspire me, as both a math major and a quilter

]]> http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-15704 Anonymous Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:12:55 +0000 http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/#comment-15704 dude, you are absolutely awesome. really enjoying your blog! i'll be back. dude, you are absolutely awesome. really enjoying your blog! i’ll be back.

]]> http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-4940 watching it rise » Blog Archive » Snuggle up with a good equation Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:05:36 +0000 http://komplexify.com/blog/2007/06/09/bedspread-mathematics/#comment-4940 [...] Bedspread mathematics So, whether or not she knew it, the quilter had infused her blanket with tidbits of considerable mathematical interest. It turns out that this is actually not uncommon in quilts: from the color patterns of the quilt blocks to the intricate curves in the top-stitching, quilts can communicate a great deal of mathematical insight… and keep you warm, as well! I spent the rest of that day making interesting mental notes about the lovely intersection between the art of quilting and the art of mathematics. That carried over to today, and I figured it’d be neat to show you, valued reader, some of the gems I found over the past two years. Let’s go. [...] [...] Bedspread mathematics So, whether or not she knew it, the quilter had infused her blanket with tidbits of considerable mathematical interest. It turns out that this is actually not uncommon in quilts: from the color patterns of the quilt blocks to the intricate curves in the top-stitching, quilts can communicate a great deal of mathematical insight… and keep you warm, as well! I spent the rest of that day making interesting mental notes about the lovely intersection between the art of quilting and the art of mathematics. That carried over to today, and I figured it’d be neat to show you, valued reader, some of the gems I found over the past two years. Let’s go. [...]

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