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Tilings, Tessellations & Symmetry
All posters on this page measure 600mm x 840mm
Introduction to Tessellations
0 86651 461 9 Seymour & Britton
This book is an excellent introduction to the subject and the enthusiasm and thoroughness of the authors combine to make it a very useful teaching resource. It starts with simple shapes which can tessellate on their own and then introduces modifications and complexities one at a time. Often there are suggestions for explorations which bring out the important features of each new type of tessellation as it is being introduced. The final chapter is called 'Creating Escher-like Tessellations' and it draws upon works by Escher and other artists to explain how such designs can be made.
Tessellations Poster
The investigation of tessellations is a part of most mathematics courses. This poster shows the three regular tessellations, the eight semi-regular and a further seven which are of particular interest in a teaching context.
£2.80 (+VAT)
Tilings Posters Andrew Crompton
There is a particular delight in patterns which are made solely from a single repeating motif or tile. The pleasure is even greater when the motif is a representation of a living or mythical creature. Escher was a master at creating such creatures and so also is Andrew Crompton, as this pair of colourful posters demonstrates.
Animal Tilings Poster £2.80(+VAT)
The Tessellations File
40 blackline masters with teacher's notes.
0 906212 80 4 Chris de Cordova
The study of tessellations is an important part of any mathematics course and this collection includes all the regular and semi-regular tessellations as well as a wide variety of less formal ones. The introduction sets this topic into a teaching context and suggests how the ideas might be introduced in the classroom.
£4.50
Symmetry Posters
There is symmetry everywhere if you know where to look. And the Hargittais certainly do. As they have travelled the world, with two pairs of eyes and a camera always on the look out for interesting examples of symmetry, they have built up an impressive collection of photographs. From this resource, two colourful posters and a splendid book have now been published.
Symmetry in Nature £2.80 (+VAT)
Symmetry in Cities £2.80 (+VAT)
Reflections & Rotations Two kinds of Symmetry Robert Field This poster illustrates and explains by means of colourful and clear diagrams the difference between mirror symmetry and rotational symmetry. It also includes a quiz on symmetry making use of photographs of some of the astonishing variety of car hub-cap designs that can be seen on our streets today. £2.80 (+ VAT)
Sealife Tilings Poster £2.80(+VAT)
£15.20