Sentences with phrase «such simple shapes»

It is astonishing that such a simple shape as half a domino can have such curious implications, and it shows that even in today's complex world mathematics can still advance by looking at a simple idea in a new way.

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Pensions are in such bad shape today for the simple reason that investment returns are too low.

The building was made out of that shape and the simple laws of physics explain why such a shape would survive all over the place (the two «triangles» of the cross piece are the strongest structure possible).

After much, much too much trial and error for such simple fare, I have concluded that wrapping the pigs in triangle - shaped dough is way overrated.

She's sorting her toys into simple categories, such as colors or shape, and she may start to show you her imaginative streak during pretend play.

The results, described in a paper published online today in Science, are «very simple agents that can self - organize, can collaborate» to create any 2D shape, such as a star or a wrench.

About 80 years ago, the British mathematician Lewis Fry Richardson was pondering the shapes of such clouds when a startling thought occurred to him: the laws that govern the atmosphere might actually be very simple.

The shell is in one piece, and is typically spirally coiled, although some groups, such as the various families of limpets, have simple cone - shaped shells as adults.

When asked to make simple perceptual decisions such as matching up a shape with its rotated image, for instance, people will often choose a definitively wrong answer if they see others doing the same.

A modern brain in an ancient body: A reconstruction of the brain of the 520 million year - old fossil Fuxianhuia protensa (left), which has a very simple body shape, yet shows unexpected similarity to the complex brain of a modern crustacean, such as the land hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) pictured on the right.

Singh said a simple RGB image analysis was sufficient to differentiate some weeds, such as morning glories, devil's claw and cocklebur, which can be done based on color, shape and textural features.

As one of the three initial cores established when the Buck Institute was founded, the Genomics Core has played a vital role in helping shape investigations in the basic molecular biology of aging, from assisting in the investigation of how specific drugs can extend lifespan in simple model organisms such as the nematode C. elegans, to facilitating studies in various animal models of age - related disease.

This sea anemone is a relatively simple diploblastic animal with a tube - shaped body (see Video 1), but it displays a striking morphological feature: the extensive remodelling of its tentacle tubes in response to diverse environmental constrains such as nutrient availability, stress, and injury (Figure 1).

For special occasions such as wedding, party, prom, graduation or for simple going out, we need to wear nice dresses of different shapes.

Take your shelf to the next level with fun shapes, such as hearts, or keep it simple with wooden shelves that make your tapestry and decor the center of attention.

The shape is simple and perfect, and that necklace adds such a great touch.

«Similar numeracy checks see children undertake tasks such as simple counting, recognising numbers, naming shapes and demonstrating basic measurement knowledge.»

Measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m / cm / mm); mass (kg / g); volume / capacity (l / ml) Measure the perimeter of simple 2 - D shapes Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both # and p in practical contexts Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12 - hour and 24 - hour clocks Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o'clock, am / pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year Compare durations of events [for example, to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]

Objectives covered: Measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m / cm / mm); mass (kg / g); volume / capacity (l / ml) Measure the perimeter of simple 2 - D shapes Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both # and p in practical contexts Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12 - hour and 24 - hour clocks Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o'clock, am / pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year Compare durations of events [for example, to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]

Initially, schools tend to follow fairly simple templates, printing small figures such as 3D shapes — often trolls and dragons and Star Wars characters.

Beginning readers learn to recognize shapes such as circles, squares, and rectangles in this nonfiction reader that features simple text and bright, vivid images.

We will start with simple shapes such as 3 Dimensional cubes, spheres and vases.

Several different types of hamster balls are available, from simple balls to novelty shapes such as cars.

The pictures range from simple lines, to complex shapes resembling a number of animals, such as monkeys, fish, lizards, spiders, and birds.

On paper, Super Hexagon sounds simple enough: your goal is to safely navigate your cursor through a tunnel of shapes (such as, oh I du n no, hexagons).

Rolling around isn't exactly the smoothest movement due to the obvious fact you're not spherical in shape, so even simple tasks such as climbing a small staircase can become unnecessarily complicated.

I hope it is not too grand to say that when looking at this painting I find that I am thinking first about what a strange thing this is but then about what a strange thing I am, that I can find many different ways of seeing such a «simple» arrangement of colour / shapes.

For this series, I chose to employ simple geometric shapes in such a way that the imagery is layered and complex.

While the tubes were sometimes arranged in geometric shapes such as grids or simple lines, the focus of the art was typically on the light emitted rather than the form of the tubes themselves.

Josef Albers» compositions from the Homages to the Square series, such as Formulation: Articulation Portfolio II Folder 28 (B), from 1972 give deceptively simple shapes a novel vibrance as colors play off of one another.

Within these simple arrangements, Andre compresses a wealth of complex aesthetic ideas, implicitly arguing with sculptural conventions and refuting such formerly common notions as elevating the work of art on a pedestal, the concept of three dimensionality, and the expectation that there must be craft and talent involved in shaping the object.

British sculptors of the sixties such as David Annesley, Anthony Caro and William Tucker used the potential of sculpture to explore colour more explicitly, using simple geometric shapes placed directly on the floor, as a vehicle to play with the viewer's experience of colour in three - dimensions.

In constructive solid geometry, primitives are simple geometric shapes such as the cube, cylinder, sphere, cone, pyramid, and torus.

Following his move from New York to Captiva Island in fall 1970, Rauschenberg began to work with a restricted palette, spare shapes, and a narrow range of simple ephemeral materials such as cardboard, paper, and sand, a shift that reflected both his change of environment and the emerging vocabulary of Postminimalism.

His pieces are made of found materials such as twigs or eucalyptus leaves, or glass, polaroids, unprepossessing black and white photographs, simple shapes cut from tin in various sizes, little pieces of carved wood or stone, clay, small mirrors and panes of glass, corrugated cardboard, or an assortment of odd linear bits of metal.

He was interested in developing methods and approaches using simple lines and geometric shapes as well as repetition of such elements at angles of 45 degrees or more to suggest direction and movement.

His sculptures and installations, constructed out of industrial materials such as Plexiglas, concrete, and steel and arranged in precise geometric shapes, were intended to emphasize the purity of the objects themselves rather than any symbolic meaning they might have — «the simple expression of complex thought,» said Judd.

By the end of the decade, the artist's ongoing exploration of figure - ground tensions is expressed in works such as «Große Flächenteilung / Spiegel» (Large field - division / mirror)(1989) and «Unterbrechung» (Interruption)(1989), in which simple shapes are painted over horizontal swaths of intense and even acrid contrasting colour fields.

By the end of the decade, the artist's ongoing exploration of figure - ground tensions is expressed in such works as «Große Flächenteilung / Spiegel» (Large field - division / mirror)(1989) and «Unterbrechung» (Interruption)(1989), in which simple shapes are painted over horizontal swaths of intense and even acrid contrasting color fields.

Attracted to the clean shapes and industrial materials of sculptures by Donald Judd, and the simple geometric structure of paintings by artists such as Brice Marden, Amado began looking for different industrial materials that he could manipulate to form geometric paintings and sculptures.

Kelly's rational and formal style of painting is drawing on the Russian Constructivist tradition, in particular Kazimir Malevich, as well as Piet Mondrian of the De Stijl movement, in addition to artists from abstract movements such as Jean Arp, Richard Diebenkorn and Ellsworth Kelly, among others; all are known for working skilfully with simple shapes and lines.

During the 1970s, Parker introduced lines into his canvases, intermixing linear elements with irregular shapes to create simple, dramatic, highly colored compositions, such as his large painting, Untitled (1979) in The Phillips Collection.

Simple geometric and lyrical shapes such as diamonds, circles, spirals and lines are spelt out in economically applied blocks of brushed colour and playful, unguarded gestures.

Van der Ploeg employs simple, familiar shapes — such as these delicate blue and bright orange zigzags — combined with high - keyed colour and shifts in scale to create dynamic installations that encourage us to reconsider the architecture of the space we inhabit.

To summarize our position, although we still believe that clearly drafted, simple, rules — such as was the plan put forth by the Commission — would have been welcomed by the international ecommerce community, this is not what these rules were shaping up to be.

Simple edits such as cropping, and brightness and contrast adjustments, are joined by tools that allow you to morph your 3D creations, for example to give face scans a big chin or an alien - shaped head.

Romantic, floaty lumes pair well with soft, luxurious furnishings, while prints with a uniform layout, such as a grid or stripe design, work better with pared - back furniture and accessories in simple shapes.

I like almost anything with hearts on it — such a simple, beautiful shape.

This simple shelf solves the dilemma of storing odd - shape items, such as gravy boats and pitchers, while also displaying dishware that's just too pretty to tuck away.

Get this look by weaving white lights onto a white tree and hanging simple - shape white ornaments, such as the stars used here.