Art Puzzle and Chaos Theory Concepts

Art Puzzle and Chaos Theory Concepts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Arts

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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The video introduces an art puzzle that seems impossible but is linked to deep mathematics. The challenge is to create a picture with at least three colors where any point on the boundary of one color is on the boundary of all colors. The video explains the difficulty of this task and how iterative attempts to solve it can lead to complications. However, there are infinitely many solutions, such as Newton fractals, which are tied to chaos theory and have applications in engineering for finding numerical solutions to equations.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main challenge presented in the art puzzle?

Drawing a picture without any boundaries.

Finding a way to use only primary colors.

Ensuring any boundary point of one color is also a boundary point of all colors.

Creating a picture with only two colors.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are certain boundary lines disallowed in the art puzzle?

They are too long.

They do not include all three colors.

They are not straight.

They are too close to each other.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when you try to correct boundary issues by adding more blobs?

The smaller boundaries of the blobs create new problems.

The picture becomes more colorful.

The picture becomes easier to solve.

The blobs disappear.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of a solution to the art puzzle?

Koch snowflakes

Mandelbrot sets

Newton fractals

Sierpinski triangles

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are the diagrams related to chaos theory?

They are tied to a common algorithm used in engineering.

They show a predictable pattern.

They are only used in art.

They are unrelated.