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= = =UNITY AND INFINITY := =Mathematical and Cultural Influences in Islamic Art = "The striking achievement of Islamic art mirrors the consolidation of their diverse conquests. Islamic artists envisioned [|al-tawhid], unity in multiplicity -- the Divine Unity of Islam." [|(1)]


 * ==Click here for the Umbrella Unit Plan==
 * ==[|Islam IDU.pdf] (Ben's ideas for Math Segment of the IDU)==

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Link to Open University Page for Story of Maths [|here]

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=Resources=
 * [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/msexcel.png width="32" height="32" link="http://islamicart.wikispaces.com/file/view/Pascal%27s+triangle+modulo.xls"]] Pascal's triangle modulo.xls (from John Barr)

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 * [[file:16633611-Some-Characteristics-of-Islamic-Art.pdf]](Insightful article on Islamic aesthetics, great background info)
 * [|Connections between Art and Maths] (Dartmouth University)
 * Links for the Harvard-Penrose tiles study (click on "Web Links" for general subjects)
 * Very Impressive [|Website about geometric design] in Islamic Art
 * [|Geometric Design] in Islamic Art
 * [[file:islamic_art_and_geometric_design.pdf]](From the Metroplitan Museum- pdf)
 * [|Islamic Science and Maths] (A Unit from California, U.S.A. Not the greatest unit ever devised but there are some ideas and some links that might be useful for our purposes)
 * Short article about the golden ratio
 * [[file:mm182pumfrey.pdf]]


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