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Quaternion

math Maturity 11-13

Math helps us see shapes.

Inscription on Broom Bridge (Dublin) regarding the discovery of Quaternions multiplication by Sir William Rowan Hamilton.jpg
Inscription on Broom Bridge (Dublin) regarding the discovery of Quaternions multiplication by Sir William Rowan Hamilton.jpg
It can show how things turn. This helps computers make pictures. It helps robots move too. Math is all around us. Can you find a shape?

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File:Cayley_Q8_multiplication_graph.svg
Cayley_Q8_multiplication_graph.svg
File:Quaternion 2.svg
Quaternion 2.svg
File:Inscription on Broom Bridge (Dublin) regarding the discovery of Quaternions multiplication by Sir William Rowan Hamilton.jpg
Inscription on Broom Bridge (Dublin)...
File:Cayley graph Q8.svg
Cayley graph Q8.svg
File:Quaternion-multiplication-cayley-3d-with-legend.png
Quaternion-multiplication-cayley-3d-with-l...
File:Quaternion Julia x=-0,75 y=-0,14.jpg
Quaternion Julia x=-0,75 y=-0,14.jpg
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