Where you see a fancy fish, engineers see Alan Turing’s math

The mathematics underlying Turing patterns has helped explain how nature creates the spots on a leopard, the swirls on ...
Princeton University

Princeton's mathematicians explore the science of patterns

Towering about the arches and ivy, 13-story Fine Hall is home to the Department of Mathematics and to some of the deepest thinkers on campus. "Our goal as a department is to work on the most ...
IEEE

Patterns, Permutations, and Groups

Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction, Tile Patterns, Strip Ornaments In Logo, The Seventeen Plane Symmetry Groups, The Group p1, The Group p4, The Group cm, The Group p4g, The ...
Education Week

Ask A Scientist: Add Patterns to Kindergarten Common Core Math?

This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...
Ars Technica

Love of patterns, order may explain mad math skills—and autism link

During family dinner, we have a tradition. Everyone has to summarize their day by describing three good events and, if necessary, one bad event. When my turn arrived at a recent dinner, I turned to my ...