Viewing Math as Art

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf Aug 11, 2009

I worked at the library today and, much to my chagrin, I had a lot of math homework to complete. Because today was so busy, the opportunity to be creative was nil. However, when I really took a hard look at the math I had to complete this afternoon, the work is very much like art. Here’s why:

• I had to create charts and graphs for my statistics project.
• Matrices require linear thought similar to work created by artists like Escher.,
• I had to do a lot of plotting and graphing.

I believe this is the last math course I’m required to take for my degree program, so I may as well try to enjoy it while it lasts. I’ve always envied those who enjoy math all the time, and wished I was one of them . . . then, must maybe, it wouldn’t be such a struggle to understand!

Was math a challenge for you? Did you try to put your math work under a “creative” light?