TES S E L A TI O NS

MATH 21
TESSELLATIONS
• A SHAPE OR TILE THAT REPEATS TO FILL A SURFACE WITHOUT ANY GAPS OR
OVERLAPS.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TESSELLATIONS
1. REGULAR
• IT IS MADE FROM CONGRUENT REGULAR POLYGON JOINED SIDE TO SIDE.
EX.
2. SEMI-REGULAR
• IT USES TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT REGULAR POLYGONS.
EX.
3. NON-REGULAR
• IT DOES NOT USE REGULAR POLYGONS.
EX.
 HOW CAN YOU APPLY MATH TRANSFORMATIONS IN ENRICHING
PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND ARTS?

• USING CROCHETS HOOK OR CROCHETING TO INTERLOCK LOOPS OF YARN,THREAD OR STANDARDS OF

OTHER MATERIALS TO CREATE BAGS, WALLETS, HATS, HEADBANDS, ETC. ANOTHER ONE IS WEAVING
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLOTH, ACCESSORIES, CURTAINS, ETC. LASTLY PAINTING FURNITURES,TILES AND
MANY MORE. WITH THESE WE CAN APPLY MATH TRANSFORMATIONS OR GEOMETRIC MATHEMATICAL
PATTERNS IN ENRICHING PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND ARTS. IT IS ALSO CATCHY FOR TOURIST, ESPECIALLY
WHEN ITS PLACE IS AROUND TOURIST SPOTS.