Two-colored square dots lined up, looking like smooth waves when you step back a little. I wanted to create a background like ...

Why do humans love to look at patterns? I can only guess, but I've written a whole book about new mathematical ways to make them. In Creating Symmetry, The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns, I ...

Patterning and spatial activities like playing with blocks are simple yet powerful activities through which preschoolers develop early math skills, according to new research. A 4-year-old lines up ...

Exposing preschoolers to patterning activities builds the foundation for early math skills. (iStock) Common Core math is missing the mark by not emphasizing pattern abstraction, according to new ...

Why do humans love to look at patterns? I can only guess, but I’ve written a whole book about new mathematical ways to make them. In Creating Symmetry, The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns, I ...