Math in Nature
Natural objects, such as ferns, often exhibit these patterns of similar structures at smaller and larger scales.
Fractals
This famous mathematician and philosopher developed the Cartesian coordinate system in the 17th-century.
René Descartes
This term refers to any non-prime whole number other than 0 and 1.
Composite Number
In this 2001 film, Russell Crowe plays real-life mathematician, John Nash, who is best known for his contributions in the field of game theory.
A Beautiful Mind
This massive geometric structure covered with a high-tech exterior LED screen began hosting immersive entertainment experiences in Las Vegas in 2023.
The Sphere
This type of symmetry can be found in Starfish, whose limbs radiate from one central point.
Radial Symmetry
Also known as Leonardo of Pisa, this famous Italian mathematician is best known for discovering a sequence where each number is the sum of the two previous numbers.
Fibonacci
This mathematical property of numbers states that the order of the terms when performing addition or multiplication does not affect the end result.
Commutative Property
According to the film The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this number is associated with life, the universe, and everything.
42
Located in the heart of Paris, the giant glass structure located in the main courtyard of the Louvre Museum is this geometric shape.
Pyramid
The atoms in a methane molecule are arranged as a Platonic Solid with four triangular faces, six edges, and four vertices, also known as this type of 3D figure.
Tetrahedron
This famous British computer scientist and mathematician is known for leading the team of cryptographers who broke the German Enigma Code during World War II.
Alan Turing
This mathematical constant represents the ration between a circle’s circumference and its radius
τ (Tau)
In this famous fiction novel by author Dan Brown, the main character solves puzzles and other historical mysteries by using the Fibonacci sequence and other math-related clues.
The DaVinci Code
Often found in tile patterns and in the artwork of M.C. Escher, this concept refers to the repeated arrangement of interlocking figures and shapes.
Tesselations
Planet Earth’s general shape, despite being slightly flat at its poles, can best be described as this 3D-shape.
Oblate Sphere
This famous Greek mathematician, and author of The Elements, is known as the “Father of Geometry.”
Euclid
In 1975, John Playfair simplified Euclid’s famous axiom about these, still saying they will never meet.
Parallel Lines
In this 2014, Benedict Cumberbatch plays famous mathematician and computer scientist, Alan Turing, and highlight’s how his team cracked the German Enigma Cold during WWII.
The Imitation Game
Dedicated to the goddess Athena, this famous Greek temple is believed to feature the Golden Ration in its architectural design.
The Parthenon
Known for spiraling upwards in a twisting motion, tornados can be modeled using this type of 3D mathematical curve.
Helical Spirals
This famous Iranian mathematician became the very first woman to win the Fields Medal for mathematics in 2014.
Maryam Mirzakhani
Rounded off after two decimal places, the Golden Ratio (φ) is often approximated as this number.
1.62
In this 1997 film, Matt Damon’s character plays a Harvard janitor who is also a natural genius in mathematics.
Good Will Hunting
Closely resembling a soccer ball, this geometric structure is comprised of interlocking hexagons and pentagons.
Buckyball