With new technology, mathematicians turn numbers into art
Abstract
Once upon a time, mathematicians imagined their job was to discover new mathematics and then let others explain it.
Today, digital tools like 3-D printing, animation and virtual reality are more affordable than ever, allowing mathematicians to investigate and illustrate their work at the same time. Instead of drawing a complicated surface on a chalkboard, we can now hand students a physical model to feel or invite them to fly over it in virtual reality.
This paper has been withdrawn.
