Cut Colored Paper Sculptures of 3D Contour Plots of the Real and Imaginary Parts of Complex Functions

Year: 2017 Authors: Caroline Bowen

Core claim

Cut paper, rods, and spacers can render intertwined real and imaginary contour surfaces of complex functions as physically viewable sculptures.

Topics

complex functions, 3D contour plots, paper sculpture, visualization

Domains

complex analysis, contour plots, real and imaginary parts, Fourier expansions, paper art, sculpture, card design, visual design

Methods

Mathematica plotting, Adobe Illustrator path editing, machine cutting, manual assembly

Media

die-cut cardstock, acrylic rods, acrylic spacers, scrapbooking paper

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