Imagine Math 7: Between Culture and Mathematics
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Homage to Mimmo Paladino -- Dreams and Numbers -- Paladino's Matematici -- Part I Homage to Bauhaus -- Homage to Bauhaus, April 1, 1919 -- References -- Paul Klee's "Honey-Writing" Some Reflections on the Relation of Automatism, Automation, Machines and Mathematics -- Introduction -- Klee's Theory of Creation: Construction/Intuition -- Painted, Built and Mathematical-Graphical Machines -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Fields Medals -- Maryam Mirzakhani: A Mathematical Polyglot -- References -- From Soap Bubbles to Fields Medals: An Exhibition -- The Fantastic Story of Soap Bubbles: Science -- The Fantastic Story of Soap Bubbles: Art -- The Role of Mathematicians -- My Personal Dream -- Two Fantastic Events -- References -- Part III Mathematics and Cinema -- Alternative Methods for Digital Contrast Restoration -- Introduction -- Restoration Approaches -- Spatial Color Algorithms: SCA -- ACE: Automatic Color Equalization -- Restoration Workflow -- Results -- Scene Detection and Key-Frames Extraction -- ACE Parameter Tuning and Scene Filtering -- Results Assessment -- Conclusion -- References -- Mathematically Based Algorithms for Film Digital Restoration -- Introduction -- Digital Restoration -- Dirt and Sparkles Removal -- Scratches Removal -- Inpainting -- Dust Removal -- DustRemover -- Motion Detection -- Noise Detection -- Restore -- Digital Restoration of Isole nella Laguna -- Isole nella Laguna -- Results Assessment -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Homage to Octavia Spencer -- The Oscars Academy Awards for 2015 -- References -- Part IV Mathematics and Origami -- Geometric Origami -- Introduction -- A Very Brief History of Origami -- Geometric Origami -- A Geometric Interlude -- Tessellations -- And More….