matematicas visuales visual math
Geometry

Triangles
Morley triangle | matematicas visuales
If we trisect the angles of a triangle and consider the three intersection points of corresponding trisector lines we always get an equilateral triangle (Morley's triangle)
Wallace-Simson lines | matematicas visuales
Each point in the circle circunscribed to a triangle give us a line (Wallace-Simson line)
Wallace-Simson lines | Mostration | matematicas visuales
Interactive 'Mostration' of the Wallace-Simson line.
Steiner deltoid | matematicas visuales
All the Wallace-Simson lines form a deltoid (Steiner Deltoid).
Steiner deltoid is an hypocycloid | matematicas visuales
Steiner deltoid is a hypocycloid related with the nine point circle of a triangle.
The deltoid and the Morley triangle | matematicas visuales
Steiner Deltoid and the Morley triangle are related.
Pythagoras' Theorem in a tiling | matematicas visuales
We can see Pythagoras' Theorem in a tiling. It is a graphic demonstration of Pythagoras' Theorem we can see in some floor made using squares of two different sizes.

Circles
Central and inscribed angles in a circle | matematicas visuales
Central angle in a circle is twice the angle inscribed in the circle.
Central and inscribed angles in a circle | Mostration | Case I | matematicas visuales
Interactive 'Mostation' of the property of central and inscribed angles in a circle. Case I: When the arc is half a circle the inscribed angle is a right angle.
Central and inscribed angles in a circle | Mostration | Case II | matematicas visuales
Interactive 'Mostation' of the property of central and inscribed angles in a circle. Case II: When one chord that forms the inscribed angle is a diameter.
Central and inscribed angles in a circle | Mostration | General Case | matematicas visuales
Interactive 'Mostation' of the property of central and inscribed angles in a circle. The general case is proved.

Plane Transformations
Dilative rotation | matematicas visuales
A Dilative Rotation is a combination of a rotation an a dilatation from the same point.
Durer | matematicas visuales
He studied transformations of images, for example, faces.
Los Embajadores de Holbein el Joven | matematicas visuales
In this painting we can see, among lots of interesting things, an anamorphosis of a skull. (In Spanish)

Spirals
Equiangular spiral | matematicas visuales
In an equiangular spiral the angle between the position vector and the tangent is constant.
Dilation and rotation in an equiangular spiral | matematicas visuales
Two transformations of an equiangular spiral with the same general efect.

The Golden Proportion
The golden ratio | matematicas visuales
From Euclid's definition of the division of a segment into its extreme and mean ratio we introduce a property of golden rectangles and we deduce the equation and the value of the golden ratio.
The golden rectangle | matematicas visuales
A golden rectangle is made of an square and another golden rectangle.
The golden rectangle and the dilative rotation | matematicas visuales
A golden rectangle is made of an square an another golden rectangle. These rectangles are related through an dilative rotation.
The golden rectangle and two equiangular spirals | matematicas visuales
Two equiangular spirals contains all vertices of golden rectangles.
The golden spiral | matematicas visuales
The golden spiral is a good approximation of an equiangular spiral.

Proportions
Standar Paper Size DIN A | matematicas visuales
There is a standarization of the size of the paper that is called DIN A. Successive paper sizes in the series A1, A2, A3, A4, and so forth, are defined by halving the preceding paper size along the larger dimension.

Ellipses
Equation of an ellipse | matematicas visuales
Transforming a circle we can get an ellipse (as Archimedes did to calculate its area). From the equation of a circle we can deduce the equation of an ellipse.
Ellipse and its foci | matematicas visuales
Every ellipse has two foci and if we add the distance between a point on the ellipse and these two foci we get a constant.

Space Geometry
The volume of the tetrahedron | matematicas visuales
The volume of a tetrahedron is one third of the prism that contains it.
Sections on a tetrahedron | matematicas visuales
Special sections of a tetrahedron are rectangles (and even squares)
Sections in Howard Eves's tetrahedron | matematicas visuales
Howard Eves, mathematician and historian of Mathematics, received the George Polya Award for the article Two Surprising Theorems on Cavalieri Congruence
Sections in the sphere | matematicas visuales
We want to calculate the surface area of sections of a sphere using the Pythagorean Theorem. We also study the relation with the Geometric Mean and the Right Triangle Altitude Theorem.
Surprising Cavalieri congruence between a sphere and a tetrahedronn | matematicas visuales
We show a sphere and the Howard Eves's tetrahedron with congruent sections.
Regular dodecahedron | matematicas visuales
One eighth of a regular dodecahedon of edge 2 has the same volume as a dodecahedron of edge 1.
Volume of a regular dodecahedron (Flash version) | matematicas visuales
One eighth of a regular dodecahedon of edge 2 has the same volume as a dodecahedron of edge 1.
Volume of an octahedron | matematicas visuales
The volume of an octahedron is four times the volume of a tetrahedron. It is easy to calculate and then we can get the volume of a tetrahedron.
The icosahedron and its volume | matematicas visuales
The twelve vertices of an icosahedron lie in three golden rectangles. Then we can calculate the volume of an icosahedron
The volume of a truncated octahedron | matematicas visuales
The truncated octahedron is an Archimedean solid. It has 8 regular hexagonal faces and 6 square faces. Its volume can be calculated knowing the volume of an octahedron.
The truncated octahedron is a space-filling polyhedron | matematicas visuales
These polyhedra pack together to fill space, forming a 3 dimensional space tessellation or tilling.
Hexagonal section of a cube | matematicas visuales
We can cut in half a cube by a plane and get a section that is a regular hexagon. Using eight of this pieces we can made a truncated octahedron.
A truncated octahedron made by eight half cubes | matematicas visuales
Using eight half cubes we can make a truncated octahedron. The cube tesselate the space an so do the truncated octahedron. We can calculate the volume of a truncated octahedron.
The volume of a cuboctahedron | matematicas visuales
A cuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid. It can be seen as made by cutting off the corners of a cube.
The volume of a cuboctahedron (II) | matematicas visuales
A cuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid. It can be seen as made by cutting off the corners of an octahedron.
Stellated cuboctahedron | matematicas visuales
The compound polyhedron of a cube and an octahedron is an stellated cuboctahedron.It is the same to say that the cuboctahedron is the solid common to the cube and the octahedron in this polyhedron.
The volume of an stellated octahedron (stella octangula) | matematicas visuales
The stellated octahedron was drawn by Leonardo for Luca Pacioli's book 'De Divina Proportione'. A hundred years later, Kepler named it stella octangula.

Plane developments of geometric bodies
Plane developments of geometric bodies (1): Nets of prisms | matematicas visuales
We study different prisms and we can see how they develop into a plane net. Then we explain how to calculate the lateral surface area.
Plane developments of geometric bodies (2): Prisms cut by an oblique plane | matematicas visuales
Plane nets of prisms with a regular base with different side number cut by an oblique plane.
Plane developments of geometric bodies (3): Cylinders | matematicas visuales
We study different cylinders and we can see how they develop into a plane. Then we explain how to calculate the lateral surface area.
Plane developments of geometric bodies (4): Cylinders cut by an oblique plane | matematicas visuales
We study different cylinders cut by an oblique plane. The section that we get is an ellipse.
Plane developments of geometric bodies (5): Pyramid and pyramidal frustrum | matematicas visuales
Plane net of pyramids and pyramidal frustrum. How to calculate the lateral surface area.
Plane developments of geometric bodies (6): Pyramids cut by an oblique plane | matematicas visuales
Plane net of pyramids cut by an oblique plane.
Plane developments of geometric bodies (7): Cone and conical frustrum | matematicas visuales
Plane developments of cones and conical frustum. How to calculate the lateral surface area.
Plane developments of geometric bodies (8): Cones cut by an oblique plane | matematicas visuales
Plane developments of cones cut by an oblique plane. The section is an ellipse.

Building polyhedra. Simple techniques
Building polyhedra. Simple techniques (in Spanish) | matematicas visuales
Several pages about simple techniques for building polyhedra: cardboard, origami, tubes, zome, tensegrity.