Description

Overview:

The main objective of this lesson is to illustrate an important application of mathematics in practical life -- namely in art. Most of the pictures selected for this lesson are visible on the walls of Al-Hambra – Granada (Spain), which is one of the most important landmarks in the Islamic civilization. There are three educational goals for this lesson: (1) establishing the concept of isometries; (2) giving real-life examples of groups; (3) demonstrating the importance of matrices and their applications. As background for this lesson, students just need some familiarity with the concept of a group and a limited knowledge about matrices and the inverse of a non-singular matrix.

Subject:

Arts and Humanities, Mathematics

Level:

High School

Material Type:

Lecture

Author:

Dr. Jawad Abuhlail

Provider:

MIT

Provider Set:

MIT Blossoms

Date Added:

02/13/2015