Roots of Polynomial Produce Beautiful Pictures

Friday, December 11, 2009 - 16:56 in Mathematics & Economics

Can you imagine what it looks like to draw a picture with the roots of polynomials? Actually you are able to produce a fascinating and beautiful gallery of paintings with the aid of math/computer software. John C. Baez, a math professor in University of California at Riverside, will give you a story about those graceful pictures in his new online paper: "The Beauty of Roots".

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