Submitted by Fotios Begetis on
Colour and pattern polymorphism refers to the occurrence of multiple discrete colour and pattern phenotypes within populations that result directly from genetic variation.In these following pictures, I am trying to explore colour and pattern on the surface of an imaginary shell through mathematical means.The platform I used was 3D-XplorMath-J.
TsunamiLab is a web platfom that allows interactive simulation and visualization of tsunamis. It can be displayed as a normal website or as a hologram. Find more at tsunamilab.cl/hologram.
“Fly faster? Fly shorter!” is an educational math game (designed for one-player or two-players mode). Players fly a plane that cannot change speed, so they can win only by following the shortest route between the checkpoints they have to reach. But which is the shortest route on a map? Test your skill!
The interactive software PyFWI demonstrates the propagation of seismic waves and the principles of seismic imaging.
Submitted by Ibrahim Sidi Zakari on
Our gallery includes six (6) photographies of mathematical objects; as part of our invention and innovation in the field of Gregorian calendar. These photographies are:
Sea levels are rising for various reasons related to global warming. The glaciers of Antarctica and Greenland, known as ice caps or ice sheets, play a major role in sea level rise. Is it possible to predict future changes in these ice caps, and particularly the calving of icebergs into the ocean?
The module answers to this question by showing numerical simulations of ice sheet dynamics.
Submitted by Guy-Antoine Dufourd on
In 2017, Centre Sciences with the collaboration of some mathematic researchers and laboratories, intends to develop new topics and experiences to upgrade the physical exhibition “Mathematic of Planet Earth”. There will increase public awareness of the crucial role of mathematics sciences to understand and manage the main Earth’s issues. There will allows teachers, students or public organizations to share interest and knowledge on a cultural and scientific event in numerous places.
Among the new ones: Maths in nature / A solid core for the Earth / Digital sundial / Lorenz’s chaotic mill / Avalanches seeds / Resist to earthquakes / Mechanical soliton…
Submitted by Evgeniy Shiryaev on
Sorting algorithms are present both in wild nature and human induced reality. Example of the first one is a sequence of fights while flock hierarchy based on intraspecific concuration is been built. The second one can be seen in final part of Olympics in a sport game.
Submitted by Francesco de Comité on
Modelling seashells is a problem that has interested biologists, mathematicians and computer scientists for over two centuries. Biologists can compare different shells and find what they all have in common. mathematicians can formalize these common characteristics, and computer scientists can use all this previous work to simulate existing shells.
Submitted by Evgeniy Shiryaev on
The item demonstrates the optical property of parabola. In comparison to others exhibits with the same idea this one allows continuous movement of incident beam.