Teaching Math with Art

M.C. Escher - Math and Art: Tessellations

• Escher (National Gallery of Art) - http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ggescher/ggescher-main1.html
• M.C. Escher - http://www.mcescher.com/
• Tessellations.org - http://www.tessellations.org/ (How to Make Your Own Link)
• Design a Tessellation Online - http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/tess/sqtile.htm
• Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher - http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/escher/

Totally Tesselated

Check out Totally Tessellated Website for Ideas on How to Make Your Own Tessellations

Totally Tessellated - http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/index.html

Cubism

(Cubism - Leger, Rivera, Braque, & Picasso)

• Geometry in Cubist Art - http://www.angelfire.com/co/artgeometry/
• Cubism - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cube/hd_cube.htm
• Eye on Art: Cubism - http://www.eyeconart.net/history/cubism.htm

Math and Art Lesson Resources

• AIMS Math and Art - http://www.ams.org/featurecolumn/archive/art1.html
• Math in Art and Architecture - http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/math-art-arch.html
• The Math Forum - Art and Math - http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/select/dm_art_math.html
• Geometry through Art - http://mathforum.org/~sarah/shapiro/
• Art, Math, and Science Connections (Princeton) - http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artstuff.html
• Math Art Fun - http://www.mathartfun.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/index.html

Math and Art Lessons

• Shapes are Everywhere Math Lesson - NOTE: Tangrams Activities) - http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=5754
• Mathematics and Children's Literature (Shapes) - http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L202
• Art Inspired Math - http://www.teachingk-8.com/archives/integrating_math_in_your_classroom/artinspired_math_by_michael_naylor.html
• Fraction Art - http://teachers-subject-guides.suite101.com/article.cfm/fraction_art_projects
• The Golden Rectangle - http://educ.queensu.ca/~fmc/october2001/GoldenArt.htm

Perspective Drawing for Science and Math

• See the Math Forum - http://mathforum.org/sum95/math_and/perspective/perspect.html
• Basic Perspective for the Technical Illustrator - http://www.khulsey.com/perspective_basics.html
• The ArtyFactory - http://www.artyfactory.com/perspective_drawing/perspective_index.htm

Mathematics of Perspective Drawing - http://www.math.utah.edu/~treiberg/Perspect/Perspect.htm