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Using Works of Visual Art to Teach Matrix Transformations
Proceedings of Bridges 2009: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture (2009)
  • James Luke Akridge, Western Kentucky University
  • Rachel Bowman, Western Kentucky University
  • Peter Hamburger, Western Kentucky University
  • Bruce Kessler, Western Kentucky University
Abstract

The authors present a modern technique for teaching matrix transformations on $\R^2$ that incorporates works of visual art and computer programming. Two of the authors were undergraduate students in Dr. Hamburger's linear algebra class, where this technique was implemented as a special project for the students. The two students generated the images seen in this paper, and the movies that can be found on the accompanying webpage www.wku.edu/\~bruce.kessler/.

Keywords
  • mathematical art,
  • artistic mathematics
Publication Date
July 28, 2009
Citation Information
James Luke Akridge, Rachel Bowman, Peter Hamburger, and Bruce Kessler. "Using Works of Visual Art to Teach Matrix Transformations" Proceedings of Bridges 2009: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture (2009): 215-222. Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bruce_kessler/9