Leonardo da Vinci's Geometric Sketches

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Title:

Leonardo da Vinci's Geometric Sketches

Url:

https://old.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/leonardo-da-vincis-g...

Publisher:

Mathematical Association of America

Description: How do you solve a problem like solids, mathematically speaking? Well, you could use this rather fascinating resource provided by the Convergence magazine. Offered as an educational resource by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), this particular resource brings together the work of the Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1509) and the geometric sketches of Leonardo Da Vinci. Both men were interested in geometry, and this piece offers up a number of plate facsimiles of illustrations created by Da Vinci. Here visitors will find an introduction to this educational resource, along with illustrations of cubes, octahedrons, and cylinders. The accompanying article was written by Frank J. Swetz, and it is easy to see how these materials could be incorporated into a classroom discussion about the history of mathematics.

LC Classification:

Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Personal bibliography -- L -- Leonardo da Vinci
Science -- Mathematics -- Geometry -- Analytic geometry -- Problems, exercises, examinations
Science -- Mathematics -- Geometry -- Elementary geometry -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Mathematics -- History

GEM Subject:

Mathematics
Mathematics -- Informal education
Mathematics -- Careers
Mathematics -- Geometry

Key Concept:

Mathematics

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

The Mathematical Association of America

Access Rights:

Free access

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