History of Mathematics - Yubin

 The link to my presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Lsob2e5qV9tZamBOiScdgV8I2RGXNyTEm1w_MB1aR8U/edit#slide=id.g1b8da56972f_0_41 This is my graphic art inspired by Hangeul. This artifact is made from my name in Hangeul,  김유빈. I was inspired by symmetry and topology embedded in Hangeul and made a point symmetric artifact. In the middle, the blue circle, green square, grey sticks and red and yellow dots represent  유  with the vowel  ㅠ  rotating around  ㅇ . On the top left corner and the bottom right corner, red, brown, and yellow sticks and the green square represent  김 together. Similarly, purple squares and blue sticks from the top right corner and the bottom left corner and  ㄴ  shape created by the green square together represent  빈 .

    The relation between maps and mathematical idea was very interesting. From mathematical perspective, maps are visual model of 3D-spaces and geography on a paper. What was more interesting part of the Marshall Islander's charts to me is that charts model the relationship between the boat and waves and winds, instead of representing geographical location and structure of lands and sea. I was very surprised to learn that Marshall Islanders used their charts on land rather than when they were on sea voyaging. I think this was possible for them as their charts demonstrate the idea of how to determine the directions considering the interaction of the boat, wave, and winds at the moment, and Marshall Islanders had clear ideas of what their charts represented.    Embodied mathematics are great examples of demonstrating the process of mathematical thinking. As humans from ancient history did not have the same number systems or formulas as we do now, the thought proce...

For assignment 3, I will talk about Korean alphabet, Hangeul. I will do my research on the history of the invention of Hangeul, and what mathematical ideas are related with Hangeul. I chose graphic art as my art format. Here is the draft reference list: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (2006). Memory of the World. Cultural Heritage Administration.            http://english.cha.go.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardArticle.do?ctgryLrcls=CTGRY211&nttId=57977&bbsId=BBSMSTR_1205&mn=EN_03_03 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (2014). 우리 문화유산 속 수학의 재발견 [Rediscovery of mathematics in our cultural heritage] . Cultural Heritage Administration. https://www.cha.go.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardArticle.do;jsessionid=Xvhn2aDJDxCtKjiNWjw9MdCFN9pIXwN3NyfZADGibcVC2X1RJz5JsOMSP1ms2MXl.cha-was02_servlet_engine1?nttId=17246&bbsId=BBSMSTR_1008&pageIndex=162&pageUnit=10&searchtitle=title&searchcont=&searchkey=&searchwriter=&searchdept=...