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Mathematical Pictures: Visualization, Art and Outreach

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Raising Public Awareness of Mathematics

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Mathematicians have used pictures for thousands of years, to aid their own research and to communicate their results to others. We examine the different types of pictures used in mathematics, their relation to mathematical art and their use in outreach activities. (This article is based on a talk on 28 September 2010 at the conference Raising Public Awareness of Mathematics in Óbidos.)

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    These include Cabri <cabri.com>, Cinderella <cinderella.de> and Geometer’s Sketchpad <dynamicgeometry.com>.

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  1. Institut für Mathematik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    John M. Sullivan

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    Ehrhard Behrends

  2. Inst. Superior de Economia e Gestão, Depto. Matemática, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Rua Miguel Lupi 20, Lisboa, 1200, Portugal

    Nuno Crato

  3. CMAF, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto 2, Lisboa, 1649-003, Portugal

    José Francisco Rodrigues

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Sullivan, J.M. (2012). Mathematical Pictures: Visualization, Art and Outreach. In: Behrends, E., Crato, N., Rodrigues, J. (eds) Raising Public Awareness of Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25710-0_21

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