A Window on the Fifth Dimension

Authors

Frank A. Farris, Santa Clara UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2008

Publisher

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

Abstract

Is there enough mathematics in your home? What visual aids do you keep on hand for that inevitable moment when guests want to know why you spend your life on mathematics? Feeling a lack in this area, I commissioned glass artist Hans Schepker to produce a window - from the fifth dimension? - based on an image that came up in my research. It turned out splendidly, and you can see it on the cover of this issue of MAA FOCUS.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

FARRIS, Frank A. "A Window on the Fifth Dimension."Focus, the newsletter of the MAA, November 2008: 1-4. This article explains the mathematics behind a stained glass window that I commissioned from glass artist Hans Schepker.