Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 46 minutes ago
Math Encounters: "Play Truchet: fun with tiling patterns and generalizations" with David Reimann on May 11, 2022
Simple rules allow us to combine basic objects into incredibly complex patterns or actions. For example, Truchet tiles can be used to create a broad range of beautiful motifs. Interestingly, these designs can also be used to encode messages and other information. Join Albion College mathematician and computer scientist David Reimann as he shares the history and leads some explorations of these fascinating patterns.
Special introduction by Stuart Denman, creator and developer of Tiny Bubbles and grandson of Cyril Stanley Smith, popularizer of Truchet tiles.
Math Encounters is a public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics, presented by the Simons Foundation and the National Museum of Mathematics.
For further information, call the National Museum of Mathematics at
212-542-0566 or e-mail mathencounters@momath.org.
Math Encounters: "Play Truchet: fun with tiling patterns and generalizations" with David Reimann on May 11, 2022
Simple rules allow us to combine basic objects into incredibly complex patterns or actions. For example, Truchet tiles can be used to create a broad range of beautiful motifs. Interestingly, these designs can also be used to encode messages and other information. Join Albion College mathematician and computer scientist David Reimann as he shares the history and leads some explorations of these fascinating patterns.
Special introduction by Stuart Denman, creator and developer of Tiny Bubbles and grandson of Cyril Stanley Smith, popularizer of Truchet tiles.
Math Encounters is a public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics, presented by the Simons Foundation and the National Museum of Mathematics.
For further information, call the National Museum of Mathematics at
212-542-0566 or e-mail mathencounters@momath.org.
