Table of Contents:

  1. Unusual September 1752
  2. Six Degrees of Separation
  3. Great Triangulation:
  4. Voronoi Diagrams:
  5. Geodesic Curves.
  6. Perfect Mesh:
  7. Hindu Geometric Patterns : Rangoli
  8. Taj Mahal:  An epitome of geometric symmetry.
  9. Top 10 Algorithms of 20th Century
  10. Graphs: India, US, and World

Unusual September 1752:

11 days were deleted in this month to correct the calender.

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
       1  2 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
      

Six Degrees of Separation:

Any two people on the earth are connected by only six people.  SmallWorld

Great Triangulation:

The way height of mount Everest was measured. Unbelievable story of human curiosity, and determination

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GreatArc

Great Trigonmetrical Survey of India


Voronoi Diagrams:


                                                             Giraffe
                                                         Has nature created Voronoi Diagrams on these beautiful animals ?

Are they hiding something more ?
1)   Is there any symmetry in shape and size of polygons ?
2)   Is the number of polygons constant on each Giraffe ?

Geodesic Curves.


                                                           Zebra
                                                                       Are these Geodesic Curves on smooth Zebra?


Perfect Mesh:


These honeybees are creating a  wonderful mesh ? I am interested in knowing (1)  How do they start ?
(II) How to the fill the region ? (III) Can we fill an entire 2D regions with regular hexahedrals ?

                                                                             HoneyComb

                                    Why these little honey bees keeping mathematicians busy ? HoneyComb Conjecture 

Hindu Geometric Patterns : Rangoli

Since thousands of years, East Indians have perfected the art of creating Geometric Patterns called "Rangoli".
On all auspicious occasions ( Birth, Marriages and Festivals )  you can find girls and women creating beautiful
patters on the wall, entrance of  their homes, and near the wells.  One most  important feature of these  patterns
is "Symmetry".

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Taj Mahal:  An epitome of geometric symmetry.


                                                                      Taj
                                                                               The most beautiful building in the world.

Golden Ratio:

It seems that there are hidden geometric patterns in Cauliflower(Gobi). Sunflower, Ferns, Cactus, Pine trees. Like the
PI, Golden Ratio is another enigmatic number (I will explain later)