2017-06-08

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When we mathematically abstract a 400 year old drawing tool called the Pantograph, we find that they have an incredible relationship with complex functions. Start your free trial with Squarespace at http://squarespace.com/infiniteseries and enter offer code “infinite” to get 10% off your first purchase.

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Previous Episode

Dissecting Hypercubes with Pascal’s Triangle

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Written and Hosted by Kelsey Houston-Edwards

Produced by Rusty Ward

Graphics by Ray Lux

Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)

Linkages, pantographs and the weird and beautiful geometry of complex functions.

Further Resources:

http://www.math.cornell.edu/~mec/Winter2009/Marshall/TOC.html

http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~may/VIGRE/VIGRE2009/REUPapers/Mackevicius.pdf

http://www.math.toronto.edu/~drorbn/People/Eldar/thesis/default.htm

https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~kapovich/EPR/link.pdf

Giant Drawing Machines by Nick Sayer

https://www.behance.net/gallery/18833343/Giant-Drawing-Machines

Pantographo Legal’s Cartoon Sketches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muic3yyhSv8

Thanks to Benjamin Houston-Edwards and Andrew Marshall

Comments answered by Kelsey:

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