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hemat
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ntheModer
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d

Name:
Char
iesseP.Bel
ami
a Dat
e:Mar
ch2,2021

Cour
se,
Yr&Sec:BEEd1A Scor
e:

Pract
iceExer
ciseNo.
1.1
Mathematicsi
nOurWor l
d

I
.Wr
it
ethecor
rectwor
dont
hebl
ankt
hati
sbei
ngr
efer
redt
oint
hef
oll
owi
ng:

Fr
act
uresorcr
acks 1 .Thi
soccurswhent
heappli
edstr
essi
ssuffi
cienttobreaktheat
omi
c
bondsoft
hesoli
ddevel
opi
ngcer
tai
ndispl
acementordisconti
nuit
y.

Tessel
lat
ions 2.Thet
il
ingofapl
aneusi
ngoneormor
egeomet
ri
cshapeswi
thno
overl
apsandgaps.

Af
finet
ransf
ormat
ions3.I
tisal
i
nearmappi
ngmet
hodt
hatpr
eser
vespoi
nts,st
rai
ghtl
i
nes,and
pl
anes.

Foamsorbubbl
es 4.Asubst
ancef
ormedbyt
rappi
ngpocket
sofgasi
nli
qui
dorsol
i
d.

Meander
s 5.Aseri
esofr
egularsi
nuouscurves,bends,l
oops,t
urns,orwi
ndi
ngs
i
nthechannel
ofari
ver
,st
ream orotherwatercour
se.

Waves 6.Adist
urbancet
hattr
ansf
ersener
gythr
oughmat
teror
space,wi
thl
i
ttl
eornoassoci
atedmasstr
anspor
t.

Spi
ral 7.Acur
vewhichemanat
esf
rom apoi
nt,movi
ngf
art
herawayasi
t
r
evol
vesar
oundthepoi
nt.

Symmet
ri
es 8.Anagreementi
ndimensi
ons,duepr
opor
ti
on,andtheshape
becomesexact
lyl
i
keanotherwhenyoumoveiti
nsomeway:turn,f
li
porsl
i
de.

Fractal
s 9.Thei
nfi
nit
elycompl
expat
ter
nst
hosear
esel
f-si
mil
aracr
ossdi
ff
erent
scales.

St
ri
pesandspot
s 1
0.Aser
iesofbandsorst
ri
ps,of
tenoft
hesamewi
dthandcol
oral
ong
t
helengt
h.
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I.Takepi
ctur
es(Oneforeach)showi
ngpatter
nsinnat
ureorman-madeobj
ect
s.Pl
ease
i
ndicat
ethepatt
ernbei
ngil
lust
ratedi
never
ypictur
e.
1
.Symmet
ri
es
2.Spiral
s
3.Meander s
4.Waves
5.Foamsandbubbl es
6.Tessell
ati
ons
7.Fractur
eandcracks
8.Stri
pesandspots
9.Fractal
s