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The Marvels of

Tessellation
A pattern of shapes that fit perfectly
together!

PRESENTED BY: GROUP FIVE


Today you'll learn to:
THE DEFINITION OF TESSELLATIONS

EXAMPLES OF TESSELLATIONS

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TESSELLATIONS


TESSELATIONS
A tessellation is a repeating
pattern made up of one or
more shapes. The shapes
should cover an entire surface,
leaving no gaps or overlaps.
Floor tiles are a common real-
life example of a tessellation.
TESSELATIONS
‘Tessellation,’ originating from the
Latin world ‘tessella,’ refers to the
division of a plane into repetitive
patterns. Tessellations were first
found in the Sumerian Civilization at
approximately 4000 B.C, where
people used tessellation designs built
from harden clay to construct and
decorate the walls of temples and
homes.
Maurits Cornelis Escher
Sometimes referred to as the “father of modern
tessellations,” Escher commonly used geometric
grids to form intricate interlocking designs. His series
Regular Division of the Plane (begun in 1936) is a
collection of his tessellated drawings, many of which
feature animals.

He was a great master of tessellation (the regular


division of the plane, or tiling). He created
symmetrical designs and planar tesselations, which
he described as "congruent, convex polygons joined
together."
Examples of Tessellations
The Dutch artist M.C. Escher featured tessellated patterns in many of his most
famous works, such as Metamorphosis I (1937) and Bird Fish (1937).

M.C. Escher,
Metamorphosis I, woodcut,
printed on two sheets, May
1937

M.C. Esher, Bird


Fish, 1937
Examples of Tessellations
Repeating geometric patterns are often tessellated (tiled) on flat surfaces
such as walls and floors in interior design. This makes tessellations an engaging
topic in maths because it can be linked to history, geography and art.

Zellige style of mosaic tiling. Stained glass windows


Tessellations in Nature

Honeycomb Fish Scales Turtle Shells


Different Types of Tessellation

REGULAR TESSELATIONS
A regular tessellation is a pattern
that consists of a regular polygon.
There are only three different
types of regular tessellations;
these can include triangles,
squares and hexagons.
Different Types of Tessellation
3.3.4.3.4

SEMI-REGULAR TESSELLATIONS
A semi-regular tessellation is 3.3.3.3.6

made of two or more regular


polygons.There are only 8
combinations of different
regular polygons that create
semi-regular tessellations.

3.3.3.4.4.
Semi-Regular Tessellations

3.4.6.4
3.6.3.6 3.12.12

4.6.12 4.8.8
How to name it?

1
To name a tessellation, go
around a vertex and write
down how many sides each
polygon has, in order ... like
"3.12.12".
2 And always start at the
polygon with the least
number of sides, so
"3.12.12", not "12.3.12"
Different Types of Tessellation
Circles

DEMI-REGULAR TESSELLATIONS
Curves
A demi-regular or irregular
tessellations are made up of
shape that aren’t regular
polygons. These can be made
up of virtually any shape, and
it’s possible to create some
truly unique and interesting
combinations.
Eagles
ADDITIONALS!
Tessellations are either periodic or aperiodic.
Periodic tessellations have a repeating
pattern of shapes (left). Aperiodic
tessellations do not have a repeating pattern
of shapes (right).
The hat ADDITIONALS!

It is a shape that can tesselate space


but only in a non periodic way and it is
called Einstein Tile.
David Smith is a nonprofessional
mathematician who describes himself
as an “imaginative tinkerer of
shapes,”

13 sided tessellation
ADDITIONALS!
Tessellations can also be
referred to as Euclidean or
Non-Euclidean. Euclidean
geometry is the
mathematics of flat surfaces.
Non-Euclidean geometry is
the mathematics of curved
surfaces.
Above: Tessellating squares: Euclidean Geometry (left), Spherical
Geometry (centre) and Hyperbolic Geometry (right); notice how the
squares look different in each of the different geometries.
Reference
https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/tessellation.html

https://www.twinkl.com.ph/teaching-wiki/tessellation
https://betterthanpi.com/tessellations-more-math-than-
art/#:~:text=Try%20it%20for%20yourself%20using,each%20verte
x%20is%20360%C2%B0.

https://arthive.com/escher/works/200117~Bird_fish_No_22

https://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/story-of-escher/metamorphosis-i-
ii-iii/?lang=en
https://www.williston.com/person/m-c-escher-and-his-mathematical-
wonderland/#:~:text=Tessellations%20were%20first%20found%20in,walls%20of%20temple
s%20and%20homes.
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