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第32回（2009年） Winner
Daina Taimina
ダイナ・タイミニャ
Daina Taimina
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1954-08-19 （Riga, Latvia）
- 国籍
- Latvia
- 言語
- Latvian, English
- 居住地歴
- Riga (birthplace / early life) → Pennsylvania (summer stays) → Ithaca, New York (resident while at Cornell University)
経歴
- 職業
- mathematician, educator, fiber artist
- 活動期間
- 1977年〜
- 所属
- University of Latvia, Cornell University (Mathematics, retired adjunct associate professor), Mathemalchemy (team member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- William Thurston (inspiration via paper models), David W. Henderson (geometry educator and collaborator)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Margaret Wertheim (influenced Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project and popularization efforts), Institute For Figuring (exhibitions and public outreach), Geometry educators and students (wider adoption of tactile models for teaching), Mathemalchemy team and the fiber arts / mathematics community
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Latvia | — | Department of Mathematics | 学士（summa cum laude） | 〜1977 | Latvia |
| Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | — | Mathematics | Candidate of Sciences（博士相当） | 〜1990 | Belarus (degree formally issued) |
| University of Latvia | — | Mathematics | Doktor nauk（上級博士） | 1991〜 | Latvia |
University of Latvia
Department of Mathematics
学位:
学士（summa cum laude）
期間:
〜1977
卒業年:
1977
国:
Latvia
Graduated summa cum laude in 1977
Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Mathematics
学位:
Candidate of Sciences（博士相当）
期間:
〜1990
卒業年:
1990
国:
Belarus (degree formally issued)
Defended doctoral thesis in Minsk due to restrictions in Latvia under Soviet system
University of Latvia
Mathematics
学位:
Doktor nauk（上級博士）
期間:
1991〜
卒業年:
1991
国:
Latvia
Received higher doctoral degree (doktor nauk) in 1991 and taught at the University of Latvia for ~20 years
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year | Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes | — | The Bookseller | winner |
| 2012 | Euler Book Prize | Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes | — | Mathematical Association of America | winner |
Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year
2009
対象作品:
Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes
主催:
The Bookseller
結果:
winner
Euler Book Prize
2012
対象作品:
Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes
主催:
Mathematical Association of America
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes
2009年 mathematics / popular mathematics / pedagogy 224ページIntroduces a method of modeling hyperbolic planes using crochet, combining theoretical background with practical instructions and pedagogical guidance. Emphasizes tactile and visual approaches to teaching non-Euclidean geometry.
hyperbolic geometrymathematics educationfiber artstactile learning
Experiencing Geometry: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean with History
2005年 textbook / geometryCoauthored with David W. Henderson. A textbook designed to teach Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry through historical context and experiential learning, including chapters that use tactile models such as crocheted representations.
geometry educationhistorical approachteaching materials
全著作
- Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes (2009)
- Experiencing Geometry: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean with History (2005, coauthored)
- Differential Geometry: A Geometric Introduction (1998, contributed chapter)
翻案
- Exhibitions in galleries and museums (e.g., Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space)
- Public exhibits and materials curated by the Institute For Figuring
作風・主題
- 文体
- expository and pedagogical styleclear explanations aimed at visual and tactile understanding
- 頻出モチーフ
- crochetnature (coral, natural forms)tactile models
評価・遺産
Popularized tactile crocheted models for understanding hyperbolic geometry, significantly impacting mathematics education and the fiber arts. Her work has been featured in mainstream media and museum collections and is used worldwide as an educational tool.
記念館・博物館
- Smithsonian (American Mathematical Model Collection) Washington, D.C., United States
- Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum New York, United States
- Institut Henri Poincaré collection Paris, France
資料所蔵先
- Cornell University Mathematics Department archives / personal webpage materials
大衆文化への影響
- Featured in New Scientist, Discover, The Times, The New York Times, and other media
- Influence on exhibitions by the Institute For Figuring and the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project
引用
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For example, adding an extra stitch in the second line for every five stitches in the first. And for every five stitches in the second line, adding an extra one in the third. The number of stitches increases at an exponential rate. As the lines are longer, but joined together, the material quickly starts to fold in interesting ways.
出典: Alex Bellos, The Times (article) (2008年)
豆知識
- Known for using crochet to visualize hyperbolic planes.
- Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes won the 2009 Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year.
- Member of the Mathemalchemy team, blending mathematics and art.