Tag Archives: coloring

Post without words #32

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Brent
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Book review: Beautiful Symmetry

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Brent

[Disclosure of Material Connection: MIT Press kindly provided me with a free review copy of this book. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own.] Beautiful Symmetry: A Coloring Book about Math Alex … Continue reading →

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Chromatic number of the plane roundup

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Brent

I’ve had fun writing about the Hadwiger-Nelson problem to determine the chromatic number of the plane, but I think this will be my last post on the topic for now! More 7-colorings Of course, the original point of the hexagonal … Continue reading →

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Some words on PWW #22

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Brent

There are lots of patterns to be found in the picture from my previous post! This is a really remarkable tiling. Here are a few special properties I know of: First of all, I hope you realized that the pattern … Continue reading →

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Post without words #22

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Brent
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An amazingly symmetric icosahedron edge coloring

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Brent

In my last post I showed off the stellated icosahedron I made out of folded paper: I also claimed that it uses a very particular and elegant color scheme. When I set out to make it, I did some googling … Continue reading →

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