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Marrakesh is a showcase of 12th-century Islamic art and architecture, featuring many examples of the intricate polygonal pattern called an arabesque. How did medieval artisans create this shape wit...
Marrakesh is a showcase of 12th-century Islamic art and architecture, featuring many examples of the intricate polygonal pattern called an arabesque. How did medieval artisans create this shape with such mathematical precision? This program explains compass and straightedge construction-the technique employed by the Islamic craftsmen of Marrakesh-as well as properties of regular polygons, composite figures, tessellations, and areas of polygons. The video also travels to Washington D.C. for a discussion of the Pentagon's unique shape, and to Kuala Lampur, where the Petronas Towers reveal polygonal designs when viewed from above.
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- Creator
- Media4Math
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], c2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn783173368
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on October 09, 2011.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Geometry Basics: Polygons (2:36) -- Regular Polygons (2:58) -- How to Draw Regular Polygons (4:53) -- Regular Polygon Construction on TI-Nspire (2:36) -- Regular Pentagon Construction on TI-Nspire (5:13) -- Tessellations (3:17) -- Composite Figures (4:22) -- Area: Composite Figures (5:40) -- Credits: Polygons (0:06)