Tessellations are visible in the world around us. You can see the polygons tessellating in mosaic titled floors and beehives.
Tiling can be seen in crystallization as well as quiltmaking. Tessellation is defined by a covering of a infinite geometric plane figures of one type or a few types. The word was founded in 1660. The Latin root tessellare means to pave. We can see how this word might have been derived if we look look at the stone paved streets of the 1600.
Tessellations are formed by translating, rotating, and reflecting polygons in a plane.
In our pages, you will see many samples of tessellating and you can view the work of a famous mathematician and architect. M.C.Escher,
and our student Galleria to see works created by the design team and other students in our geometry classes. As we create our designs using the software, the concepts of symmetry, transformations, and isometries are evident in everything that we do at our site.