Is the covering of a plane using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps.
Tessellations
Derived from the Latin word “tessella”
Tessellation
a small cubical piece of clay, stone, or glass, used to make mosaics.
Tessella
It means “small square”
Tessella
in Greek means four
“Tessares”
A pattern in which geometric figures repeat and figures fit perfectly together.
Tessellations
Form a pattern that can stretch in every direction on the coordinate plane
Tessellation
Tessellation are also called?
- Pavings
- Parquetings
- Mosaics
outdoor floor, superficial surface covering
Paving
flooring composed of wooden blocks arranged in a geometric pattern
Parquetings
piece of art made from small pieces of materials
Mosaics
What are the types of tessellation?
- Regular Tessellation
- Semiregular Tessellation
- Irregular Tessellatiom
Formed by only one type of regular polygon
Regular Tessellation
In order for a regular polygon to be tileable, its interior angle must divide evenly into
360°
Made from two or more polygons
Semiregular Tessellation
Semiregular Tessellations are also called?
Archimedian Tessellation
Can be formed from almost any kind of geometric shapes
Semiregular Tessellation
tessellations with irregular interlocking tiles, shaped like animals and other natural objects.
Irregular Tessellation
a Dutch artist, is famous for making tessellations with irregular interlocking tiles
M.C. Escher
