martes, 21 de octubre de 2008
Ália
There’s a TV program that teaches maths with ordinary live examples. The principal character is Àlia, a girl who loves maths, and working in different jobs, solves problems using them.
viernes, 20 de junio de 2008
Etruscos
This project is not only focused on Maths, but on history.
We’ve travelled 1000 years ago and studied the estruscan civilization, their art, their religion and some mysterious aspects historians haven’t worked out yet.
To find out more, we also went on a guided visit to the museum to study their art more closely: ceramics, religious objects… and more.
They all had something in common: they were all related to Maths, because they included sanefas, ellipses, circumferences…
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We’ve travelled 1000 years ago and studied the estruscan civilization, their art, their religion and some mysterious aspects historians haven’t worked out yet.
To find out more, we also went on a guided visit to the museum to study their art more closely: ceramics, religious objects… and more.
They all had something in common: they were all related to Maths, because they included sanefas, ellipses, circumferences…
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Caixa Fòrum
In this PPT we study the history of the “Caixa Forum” building, the mathematics that can be found in its structures. It's a modernist building that has been adapted by Arata Isozaki to our modern times, and that now is used as a museum.
Fractals in nature
A fractal is a figure or object that contains copies of itself at smaller scales.
Fractals are geometric figures, just like rectangles, circles and squares, but fractals have special properties that those figures do not have.
You could try to measure the length of a fractal in meters, but if you then measured it in centimeters, you’d get a larger measurement; if you then measured it in millimeters, you’d get even a larger measurement, and so on. You could even measure it with infinitesimally small gauges, and the length would be infinitely long. That's a fractal.
The most famous fractal is the sierpinski tringle. (look at the picture)
Fractals are geometric figures, just like rectangles, circles and squares, but fractals have special properties that those figures do not have.
You could try to measure the length of a fractal in meters, but if you then measured it in centimeters, you’d get a larger measurement; if you then measured it in millimeters, you’d get even a larger measurement, and so on. You could even measure it with infinitesimally small gauges, and the length would be infinitely long. That's a fractal.
The most famous fractal is the sierpinski tringle. (look at the picture)
Mathematics in nature
Our aim when we started this project was to look for geometry and symmetry in the natural world.
We’ve seen that there are a lot of mathematical concepts in nature, from sea shells to daisies.
We’ve seen that there are a lot of mathematical concepts in nature, from sea shells to daisies.
lunes, 9 de junio de 2008
Bar Codes
The bar codes are a very useful element when knowing the price of a product, since every bar code is different and allows you to know the necessary information about the product.
While getting to know the bar codes, we conclude that the products of the same shop or the same product sold in different places have numbers in common (usually the first ones).
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While getting to know the bar codes, we conclude that the products of the same shop or the same product sold in different places have numbers in common (usually the first ones).
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domingo, 8 de junio de 2008
Montserrat
Study of the mathematical aspects of the Monastery of Montserrat, the arquitecture and its proportions. We have discovered that Maths are everywhere.
viernes, 6 de junio de 2008
German Pavillion
In this project we’ve studied the German Pavilion, by Mies Van Der Rohe. We have studied his arquitecture and some more features. We have seen the mathematical vision of arquitecture in Barcelona.
miércoles, 4 de junio de 2008
Sagrada Familia: the magic square
The magic square is the disposition of some numbers in different cabins in such a way that when we add them diagonally, horizontally or vertically one gets the same number. This magic square led to what we now call 'sudokus'.We have found an important magic square in one of the front of the Sagrada Familia
(Gaudí).
Elections
Study of Law and its application in the Spanish elections of the 9th March 2008.It also contains mathematical aspects of the ID card based on its shape and content.
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Bride dresses
Geometry can also be mixed with beauty and the fashion business. Our project is based especially on wedding dresses and other complements.
It also contains other details like history and curiosities on this subject.
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It also contains other details like history and curiosities on this subject.
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Sports
This project is based on sports, in particular on football, and as a conclusion we can say that Maths is an essential and universal science.
We’ve let you know Barcelona’s football club and its history. We’ve worked on its shield and the ground dimensions, where we have found geometrical shapes and tangents.
Adds
In this PPT we try to show how numbers and maths appear in publicity and all kinds of bans, adverts, etc…
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Midvale palaces
This project is based in Barcelona’s Medieval palaces; it contains many activities related to its mathematical aspects like probability, statistics and Pythagoras, always based in the antique society.
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miércoles, 21 de mayo de 2008
Fossar de les Moreres
We have studied Maths in El Fosar de les Moreres (a sculpture in the gothical Barcelona that symbolizes the Catalan history) and the square where it is located. We have studied the distribution of the square and its geometrical shapes; and the Maths related to the sculpture: a parabola.
Eixample
Study about the Eixample proportions and other mathematical aspects. It contains activities related to areas.
The stain-glass windows
This project is focused on the mathematical aspects of Santa Maria’s rose window and its stainned-glass windows.
We’ve studied their geometrical shapes and how they were built. By the way, we’ve discovered that even in arquitecture we can find the Maths we study at school.
Its construction process is not as difficult as it seems to be: the truth is that we have found geometry , the Pitagoric Theorem and many other formulas we used to study in primary school and are still studying now.
We’ve studied their geometrical shapes and how they were built. By the way, we’ve discovered that even in arquitecture we can find the Maths we study at school.
Its construction process is not as difficult as it seems to be: the truth is that we have found geometry , the Pitagoric Theorem and many other formulas we used to study in primary school and are still studying now.
martes, 20 de mayo de 2008
Santa Maria del Mar, the structure of the building
Mathematical vision of Santa Maria del Mar based on its floor and façade, searching geometrical elements and analyzing its proportional features.
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