Home » Detail Page

Website Detail Page

Item Picture
Penrose Tilings
written by David Austin
This web page contains two applets that allow the user to create Penrose tilings with rhomboids. The first applet requires the user to construct the tiling for themselves while the second applet includes hints to help construct a tiling.
http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Modern Physics
- Condensed Matter
= Crystal Structure
Other Sciences
- Mathematics
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
= Simulation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- application/java
- text/html
  • Currently 0.0/5

Want to rate this material?
Login here!
Additional Information
Physics To Go This resource was a Physics To Go feature from August 16, 2009 until September 1, 2009. View the feature here!


Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2007 David Austin
Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords: Symmetry, penrose tiles, quasicrystals, tessellation, tiling
Record Creator: Metadata instance created July 10, 2009 by Raina Khatri
Record Updated: Jun 15, 2011 by Bruce Mason
Last Update
when Cataloged:		 June 5, 2007
Other Collections:
ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!

Record Link
AIP Format
D. Austin, (2007), WWW Document, (http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/).
AJP/PRST-PER
D. Austin, Penrose Tilings (2007), <http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/>.
APA Format
Austin, D. (2007, June 5). Penrose Tilings. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/
Chicago Format
Austin, David. Penrose Tilings. June 5, 2007. http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/ (accessed 6 December 2023).
MLA Format
Austin, David. Penrose Tilings. 2007. 5 June 2007. 6 Dec. 2023 <http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Author = "David Austin", Title = {Penrose Tilings}, Volume = {2023}, Number = {6 December 2023}, Month = {June 5, 2007}, Year = {2007} }
Refer Export Format

%A David Austin %T Penrose Tilings %D June 5, 2007 %U http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/ %O application/java

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A Austin, David %D June 5, 2007 %T Penrose Tilings %V 2023 %N 6 December 2023 %8 June 5, 2007 %9 application/java %U http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/david/penrose/


Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.

Citation Source Information

The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.

The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.

The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.

The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.

Have experience with this material? Login to leave a comment sharing your experience.

Know of a related resource? Login to relate this resource to other material across the web.

Know of a better resource? Suggest it!

See a problem with this material's physics or description? Contact us!