Did you know math can be art? I have been doing virtual school since March and I came across in one of my assignments a way of drawing a times table. First, you need to draw a circle like a clock. Make 0 be the 12 on the clock and make 5 be across from 0. It should look like this:
Let’s assume you want to draw the 2 times tables. To do that, you need to draw a line from 0 to 2, 2 to 4 {2 x 2 = 4}, 4 to 6 {2 x 3 = 6}, 6 to 8, and back to 0 because 2 x 5 = 10 and the last digit ends with 0. Your picture should look like this:
Things start to look more interesting when you do the 3 times table. Always start at 0. Draw a line from 0 to 3, 3 to 6 {3 x 2 = 6}, 6 to 9, 9 to 2 because 3 x 4 = 12 and the last digit is 2, 2 to 5, 5 to 8, 8 to 1, 1 to 4, 4 to 7, and 7 back to 0. Your picture should end up looking like this:
Next, do this for the 8 times table:
You will find that the shape, a pentagon, is exactly like the shape in the 2 times table. There is one difference though. In the 2 times table, you are going clockwise to make the pattern, but in the 8 times table, you are going counterclockwise.
Try other multiplication tables like 4, 6, etc., and see what cool shapes you find! Who knew art and math blend so well together?!
It is interesting to see the types of ideas that keep popping out in a creative mind when it is receptive to new ideas!
I am in awe and want congratulate Adhi or his creative sparks!
Adhi seems to have taken a cue from his parents to explore things around him. He able to articulate his thoughts and seems capable to take the readers along the way – like a teacher talking to students.
I recall how, when I was ten years old, I took a big scissor from my father’s study, and tried to carve out circles on a couple of of a wooden benches in our backyard. The circles came out alright, I was also reprimanded, but I entertained no further thoughts on what I could do further with those circles. A limited visited, I guess!