Submitted by Hiltrud Heinrich on
The German artist Hiltrud Heinrich used her pictures in own math art exhibitions. The pictures are of abstract and aesthetic nature. She also replicated the design of the SURFER pictures as patterns for patchwork quilts.
Submitted by Stephan Klaus on
Stephan Klaus is professor of topology and works at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach. He used SURFER to visualize knotted surfaces. He found a method to construct such polynomials by Fourier decomposition and algebraic variable elimination for every knot type.
Submitted by Valentina Galata on
Valentina Galata, now student of bioinformatics in Germany, started to use the surfer as a high school student in 2008. She specialized in remodelling real world objects with SURFER. She found equations that create images of fruits, design objects or landscapes. Generally she adds several surfaces to one image by multiplying their equations, often variations of basic geometric figures, like spheres or cones.
With SURFER you can experience the relation between formulas and forms, i. e. mathematics and art, in an interactive way. SURFER 2008 is based on the Surf program and offers an intuitive user interface to create images, multiple layers of images and animations. Additionally it contains a series of sample galleries with explanations.
SURFER 2008 is the original Surfer version that was developed for the IMAGINARY exhibitions in the Year of Mathematics 2008 in Germany.
With NameSurfer you can experience the relation between letters, words, formulas and forms, i. e. mathematics and art, in an interactive way. You can enter simple equations or words as for example your name. They will produce beautiful images, which are surfaces in space. Mathematically, the program visualizes real algebraic geometry in real-time. The surfaces shown are given by the zero set of a polynomial equation in 3 variables. The letters/words are transformed into algebraic equations.
3D_XPLORMATH is one of the most comprehensive programs to explore mathematics. Countless objects, animations and possibilities invite the user to even experience them using 3D glasses!
jReality allows you to experience mathematical objects in a virtual reality environment. Users can climb on huge mathematical objects, enter them and perceive them as “real” objects. Like in a computer game one approaches the different objects using a space navigator.
jsurf is a Java based visualization library for algebraic surfaces.
Important notice: Unfortunately the Cinderella applets no longer work “out of the box”. There are two alternative ways, though:
