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Mathematics and the Arts

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This special digital issue celebrates the intersection of math and art. The beauty of mathematics can be seen in the arts. The Mathematical Association of America hopes that you will enjoy this special digital issue devoted to mathematics and the arts.

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Two Theorems, Two Sculptures, Two Posters
Helaman Ferguson

Originally published in The American Mathematical Monthly, Volume: 97, Number: 7 (01 Aug 1990)

Published online: 11 Apr 2018
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Classical Mathematics
Jim Henle

Originally published in The American Mathematical Monthly, Volume: 103, Number: 1 (01 Jan 1996)

Published online: 18 Apr 2018
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The Mathematics of Musical Instruments
Rachel W. Hall & Krešimir Josić

Originally published in The American Mathematical Monthly, Volume: 108, Number: 4 (01 Apr 2001)

Published online: 01 Feb 2018
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Musical Actions of Dihedral Groups
Alissa S. Crans, Thomas M. Fiore & Ramon Satyendra

Originally published in The American Mathematical Monthly, Volume: 116, Number: 6 (01 Jun 2009)

Published online: 31 Jan 2018
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The Image of a Square
Annalisa Crannell, Marc Frantz & Fumiko Futamura

Originally published in The American Mathematical Monthly, Volume: 124, Number: 2 (01 Feb 2017)

Published online: 13 Dec 2017
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Pianos and Continued Fractions
Edward Dunne & Mark Mcconnell

Originally published in Mathematics Magazine, Volume: 72, Number: 2 (01 Apr 1999)

Published online: 11 Apr 2018
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The Hexachordal Theorem: A Mathematical Look at Interval Relations in Twelve-Tone Composition
Steven K. Blau

Originally published in Mathematics Magazine, Volume: 72, Number: 4 (01 Oct 1999)

Published online: 11 Apr 2018
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Envelopes and String Art
Gregory Quenell

Originally published in Mathematics Magazine, Volume: 82, Number: 3 (01 Jun 2009)

Published online: 16 Apr 2018
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The Mathematics of Helaman Ferguson's Four Canoes
Melissa Shepard Loe & Jenny Merrick Borovsky

Originally published in Mathematics Magazine, Volume: 81, Number: 3 (01 Jun 2008)

Published online: 16 Apr 2018
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The Volumes and Centroids of Some Famous Domes
Anthony J. Lo Bello

Originally published in Mathematics Magazine, Volume: 61, Number: 3 (01 Jun 1988)

Published online: 13 Feb 2018
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Dinner Tables and Concentric Circles: A Harmony of Mathematics, Music, and Physics
Jack Douthett & Richard J. Krantz

Originally published in The College Mathematics Journal, Volume: 39, Number: 3 (01 May 2008)

Published online: 28 Nov 2017
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The Shad-Fack Transom
Annalisa Crannell

Originally published in The College Mathematics Journal, Volume: 42, Number: 4 (01 Sep 2011)

Published online: 28 Nov 2017
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Sets, Planets, and Comets
Mark Baker, Jane Beltran, Jason Buell, Brian Conrey, Tom Davis, Brianna Donaldson, Jeanne Detorre-Ozeki, Leila Dibble, Tom Freeman, Robert Hammie, Julie Montgomery, Avery Pickford & Justine Wong

Originally published in The College Mathematics Journal, Volume: 44, Number: 4 (01 Sep 2013)

Published online: 28 Nov 2017
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Dividing the Circle
Pedro J. Freitas & Hugo Tavares

Originally published in The College Mathematics Journal, Volume: 49, Number: 3 (27 May 2018)

Published online: 13 Apr 2018
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Prelude to Musical Geometry
Brian J. McCartin

Originally published in The College Mathematics Journal, Volume: 29, Number: 5 (01 Nov 1998)

Published online: 30 Jan 2018
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Dürer: Disguise, Distance, Disagreements, and Diagonals!
Annalisa Crannell, Marc Frantz & Fumiko Futamura

Originally published in Math Horizons, Volume: 22, Number: 2 (01 Nov 2014)

Published online: 13 Apr 2018
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Vera Molnar’s Exploration of the Unimaginable
Rachel R. Roe-Dale

Originally published in Math Horizons, Volume: 26, Number: 4 (15 May 2019)

Published online: 20 Mar 2019
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The Mathematical Muse: Using Math to Construct Poetry
Patrick Bahls

Originally published in Math Horizons, Volume: 17, Number: 3 (01 Feb 2010)

Published online: 17 Nov 2017
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Mathematics Meets Photography
PART I: The Viewable Sphere
David Swart & Bruce Torrence

Originally published in Math Horizons, Volume: 19, Number: 1 (01 Sep 2011)

Published online: 13 Apr 2018
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MATHEMATICS MEETS PHOTOGRAPHY PART II: Conformal Is the New Normal
David Swart & Bruce Torrence

Originally published in Math Horizons, Volume: 19, Number: 2 (01 Nov 2011)

Published online: 13 Apr 2018
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Turning Theorems into Plays
Stephen D. Abbott

Originally published in Math Horizons, Volume: 7, Number: 1 (01 Sep 1999)

Published online: 08 Jan 2020
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