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Plane Figurate Number Proofs Without Words Explained With Pattern Blocks, Gunhan Caglayan
Plane Figurate Number Proofs Without Words Explained With Pattern Blocks, Gunhan Caglayan
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article focuses on an artistic interpretation of pattern block designs with primary focus on the connection between pattern blocks and plane figurate numbers. Through this interpretation, it tells the story behind a handful of proofs without words (PWWs) that are inspired by such pattern block designs.