The Work of M.C. Escher 1.) M.C. Escher, whose real name is Maurits Cornelius Escher, was born in Leeuwaren, Netherlands in 1898. He created intriguing works of art, that explore and exhibit a wide range of mathematical ideas. While he was in school, his family had intended for him to follow his fathers footsteps and pursue a career in architecture. But a desire for drawing and design eventually lead Escher into a career in graphic …showed first 75 words of 737 total…

…showed last 75 words of 737 total…in tiling began in 1936, when he travelled to Spain and viewed the tile patterns in the Alhambra. He spent days sketching these tilings, and later claimed that this "was the richest source of inspiration that I have ever tapped". 3.) Polygon- Poly-many, Gon-angles: A figure constructed with segments. Ex: triangle, diamond, rectangle Regular polygon- A polygon that satisfies the following conditions: 1.) all sides have the same length. 2.) all interior angles are equal Ex: square, equilateral triangle