Poor Man's Math

We are Welcoming to this site a Calli Rose, of http://www.rosepetals66.blogspot.com/.

Questions to be addressed:

Why do (some) people hate math?

Math is a very black and white subject. Either you get it or you don't. Once you're lost, you feel there is no catching up. And there we go, no more math.
Once something becomes confusing, we give it up, and math wins.

Do We like or hate math?
Yes?
Calli personally likes math, but, in her words "once she get's confused that's the end of the nice relationship"
I, however, am having a tordid affair with the thing.
Who cares if it's confusing, as long as it provides excitement, right?

Is Math important to "artists".
Well Sure!
Art is an individuals interpretation of the world around them. Math is a very integeral part of this understanding. Without math, we don't understand what's around us. If we don't understand it, we can't interpret it.

Look at this ----->
Basic Measurements, perspective ideas, and proportions all make this piece work. If none of those were present, and if the artist (M.C. Escher) did not have a complete understanding of these principles, the artwork would not be the same.


Can we CHANGE math education?
Yes, We Can.

If Math is important for Art, doesn't that mean Art is important for Math?
Unfortunately, not all students are artistic thinkers. But, thank Goodness, all studenst are SOME kind of thinker we sincerely hope.
All we gotta do is figure out what the student can relate to. Once that's figured out, we know how to bring Math into it.
Because, after all, math is the universal language.

Data Data Data

To all the dancers, artists, and musicians out there, especially Ms. J:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/joann_kuchera_morin_tours_the_allosphere.html

So, this is a TED talk, and I gotta say, it's pretty crazy.
Data and information is not longer a flat graph. We can see, in three-dimensional, real time, what we have only been able to imagine.
Human Senses, sound, sight, and feel are all being utilized in the effort to make data more understandable. The last few minutes are particularly impressive in relation to the math. They are taking what used to be complicated, over-flowing lines and have turned them into art, movement, and sound.
Graphs are slowing becoming apart of immediate reality, as is science in its entirety,
Which is Good.


P.S.
If you like things like this,
I REALLY suggest that you check out
www.ted.com. There's some amazing stuff out there.

From Mathematics and Art

This article is most definately interesting, especially for those who enjoy the Cubist movements of our time. Entitled The Gap Between Leondardo DiVinci and the 21st Century, this is a must read for the art lovers out there.
The pictures uploaded are extremely interesting, please take a look.