{"id":18753,"date":"2024-09-12T08:54:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2024\/?page_id=18753"},"modified":"2024-09-12T17:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:08:35","slug":"mary-boole","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/mary-boole\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Boole Maths Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1289.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0%!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:30px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:48;line-height:1.29;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">MARY EVEREST BOOLE<\/h2><\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-18771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mary_Everest_Boole.webp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mary_Everest_Boole-200x263.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mary_Everest_Boole.webp 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mary Boole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 48; line-height: 1.29;\" data-fontsize=\"48\" data-lineheight=\"61.92px\">Who is she?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meet Mary Boole (n\u00e9e Everest) born on 11 March in Gloucestershire, England. She spent most of her childhood in Poissy, near Paris, before moving back to England and later to Cork in Ireland.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Her education involved a strong focus on mathematics. In time, she married George Boole, who had tutored her and was already settled in Cork as the first professor of mathematics at Queen&#8217;s College (now University College Cork). She assisted him in compiling some of his landmark books.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>After her husband&#8217;s death in 1864, she moved to London, where she took a job as a librarian at Queens College and became known unofficially as a children&#8217;s advisor. She was fascinated by the ways in which children learned mathematics. She developed innovative ideas about using physical manipulations to strengthen the &#8216;unconscious understanding of materials learned in a classroom setting&#8217;, such as curve stitching.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Her fascination lay in understanding &#8216;how people, and especially children, learn mathematics and science using the reasoning parts of their minds, their physical bodies and their unconscious processes&#8217;. Recognising that teaching had become monotonous, Mary advocated for more engaging and reflective teaching methods. She wrote several books, including Logic Taught By Love (1890), Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic (1903) and Philosophy and Fun of Algebra (1909). Coxeter praised her as one of the pioneers of modern pedagogy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Her five children also achieved success in various fields. For instance, Alicia Boole Stott (1860-1940) became an expert in geometry making original contributions to 4th dimensional geometry, while Lucy Everest (1862-1905) was the first woman to become a Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry (now known as Royal Society of Chemistry).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"margin-top:30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow top\" style=\"bottom:0px;border-bottom-color: #00bcd4;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy top\" style=\"top:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;border-left:1px solid #eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-section-separator-1 .fusion-section-separator-svg {margin-left:1.92%;margin-right:1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-section-separator-1 .fusion-section-separator-svg {margin-left:1.92%;margin-right:1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-section-separator-1 .fusion-section-separator-svg {margin-left:1.92%;margin-right:1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><span style=\"color: var(--h2_typography-color); font-family: var(--h2_typography-font-family); font-size: var(--h2_typography-font-size); font-style: var(--h2_typography-font-style,normal); font-weight: var(--h2_typography-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">What is Curve Stitching?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns: auto 30%;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Mary Boole&#8217;s Curve Stitching is a really interesting technique that uses straight lines to create the illusion of curves. The idea is to connect a series of points with straight lines. Mary Boole used this technique to make abstract mathematical concepts more tangible and engaging, particularly for educational purposes. By turning mathematical ideas into hands-on activities, she showed how beautiful and creative mathematics can be, making it accessible and enjoyable for learners of all ages.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dot-to-dot-template_result.jpg'); background-position: 50% 50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"843\" class=\"wp-image-18729 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dot-to-dot-template_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dot-to-dot-template_result-200x282.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dot-to-dot-template_result-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dot-to-dot-template_result-400x565.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dot-to-dot-template_result-500x706.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dot-to-dot-template_result.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mary Boole&#8217;s geometric curve stitching uses simple straight lines to create surprising curved patterns by following a mathematical sequence: beautiful and with mathematical significance. It&#8217;s a fun way to see how maths can be used to create art!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-2\" style=\"margin-top:30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow top\" style=\"bottom:0px;border-bottom-color: #00bcd4;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy top\" style=\"top:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;border-left:1px solid #eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-section-separator-2 .fusion-section-separator-svg {margin-left:1.92%;margin-right:1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-section-separator-2 .fusion-section-separator-svg {margin-left:1.92%;margin-right:1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-section-separator-2 .fusion-section-separator-svg {margin-left:1.92%;margin-right:1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><span style=\"color: var(--h2_typography-color); font-family: var(--h2_typography-font-family); font-size: var(--h2_typography-font-size); font-style: var(--h2_typography-font-style,normal); font-weight: var(--h2_typography-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Have a look at our activities<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>These activities are suitable for children aged 6 to 12 and even adults. Please note that this is only an indicative guide; you are best placed to decide whether these activities are appropriate for your child or group.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Children will develop or practice their numeracy and counting skills. But also patience as a soft skill. Both adults and children will enjoy this quiet activity, which combines maths and art, reflection and manual work, with a sense of achievement when the design is revealed!<\/p>\n<p>While these activities can support exploration of deep mathematics our motivation is to provide opportunities for people to play with maths. Children will become familiar with ideas through this play that will benefit them when they meet formal mathematics later on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An example of this is becoming familiar with tangents as the straight lines we make in curve stitching are tangents to the curves revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>As the practical art of sewing perforated card was already quite familiar to me, my brain was free to receive as a seed the discovery I had made, and to let it grow naturally; all the more because no one spoke to me then of tangents, or tried to teach me any algebraic geometry, till some years had elapsed. Therefore, when I did begin to learn artificially about tangents, the teacher was not obliged to put cuttings into raw soil; he found ready a good strong wild stock of living interest in the relation between a curve and the straight lines which generate it, on to which he was able to graft the new knowledge.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mary Boole \u2013 The Preparation of the Child for Science (1904)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Just click on the image to find out more about the curve stitching and download all the instructions you need to get started. 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