April 12, 2011
UF Marston Science Library
Speakers:
Dr. Kevin Knudson, Director of the Honors Program and Professor of Mathematics. A gentle introduction to hyperbolic geometry.
Dr. Gustav Paulay, Curator of Marine Malacology at the Florida Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Associate Professor of Zoology. A slideshow of corals and coral reefs.
In partnership with the Institute for Figuring, we are "crocheting a coral reef: a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world."
The UF Marston Science Library hosted a satellite reef exhibit from April through October 2011.
Contact lib-crochetreef@uflib.ufl.edu for details.
Dr. Daina Taimina, a mathematician at Cornell, is the creator of the crocheted hyperbolic plane. Here is an interview with her and she has just written a book, "Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes."
Here is a link to an early article about the topic "Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane" in Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol.23, No.2, Spring 2001, p.17-28
the full colony
view from the lobby
jellyfish float above the coral
walk under the creatures suspended over the lobby
photos by Barbara Hood
a knitted octopus joins the crew
sea rods cast a shadow
a tube sponge anchors the crowd
twin jellyfish hover overhead
top-floating man-o-war and jellyfish
photos by Barbara Hood
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