Borromean Rings Showcase

December 13, 2017 Jenna Jordan

For the final showcase, Isabelle and I got the chance to show everyone our Borromean Rings project. To explain our project, we used pictures to show our initial ideas and models for our designs. We also had an interactive display using our detachable print and using a demonstration […]

Fork Carpet Fractal

November 15, 2017 Jenna Jordan

When I created my fractal carpet, I removed squares: [0,1] [3,1 ] [1,3] [2,3].  I named my fractal the Fork Fractal because of the way that it splits off into two at the top. When the design moves up a level, it creates more little splits within the large […]

Borromean rings

October 3, 2017 Jenna Jordan

Our project idea is to create a print of elliptical Borromean rings from chapter 8 of our book. Borromean rings often contain three rings, but can contain up to four or five. We are going to start out with a three ring print because it is the most simple way to make Borromean rings, then […]

Gosper Curve

September 3, 2017 Jenna Jordan

My first fractal I want to print is the Gosper Curve. This is a space-filling fractal that is also known by the name “flowsnake” as a twist on the word snowflake. Similar to the dragon curve, the Gosper Curve is a fractal because it is […]

Hello

August 30, 2017 Jenna Jordan

Hi guys! My name is Jenna Jordan and I’m a junior Sports and Recreation Management major with minors in business and HR Development. I’m also from Massachusetts.  This is my second math class at JMU and I was so excited that our class topic is […]