Using Works of Visual Art to Teach Matrix Transformations

Year: 2009 Authors: James Luke Akridge; Rachel Bowman; Peter Hamburger; Bruce Kessler

Core claim

Animating famous artworks under matrix transformations gives students a more engaging and deeper understanding of linear algebra than standard vector diagrams.

Topics

matrix transformations, visual art, computer programming, undergraduate education

Domains

linear algebra, R^2 transformations, affine transformations, digital art, visual art, animation

Methods

Mathematica programming, recursive image transformation, inverse-matrix pixel mapping, undergraduate project

Media

digital images, Mathematica, animated frames, famous artworks

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