The art of curve stitching: A creative mathematics project for students

• Autores: Kate Garfinkel, Masha Albrecht, Sam Shah (coord.), David Custer (coord.)
• Localización: Mathematics teacher, ISSN-e 2330-0582, ISSN 0025-5769, Vol. 112, Nº 1, 2018, págs. 60-66
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5951/mathteacher.112.1.0060
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• Resumen

  • Many essential ideas in mathematics depend on the practice of using multiple straight segments to approximate a curve. Certainly, this notion is an underpinning of calculus. Curve stitching is an art form that illustrates this idea: The artist uses many straight stitches to create the illusion of a curving shape. Here, Garfinkel and Albrecht created and assigned a curve-stitching project for an algebra unit, and in this they include their handouts, sample student work, and their grading rubric in addition to their reflections on the activity.