Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Pattern shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Pattern offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Pattern at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Pattern? Wrong! If the Pattern is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Pattern then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Pattern? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Pattern and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Pattern wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Pattern then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Pattern site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Pattern, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Pattern, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
The
pattern is a form, template, or model (physical) (or, more abstractly, a set of
wiktionary:rule) which can be used to make or to generate things or parts of a thing, especially if the things that are created have enough in common for the underlying pattern to be inferred, in which case the things are said to
exhibit the pattern.
Pattern matching is the act of checking for the presence of the constituents of a pattern. The detection of underlying patterns is called pattern recognition. The question of how different patterns emerge is accomplished through the work of the scientific field of
pattern formation.Patterns are also related to repeated shapes or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of the series.Some patterns (for example, many visual patterns) may be directly observable through the
senses.
Some patterns are named. Simple decorative examples are
stripes , zigzags, and
polka-dots. Further examples include the regular tessellation of a
Plane (mathematics), echo (phenomenon), and balanced binary branching.
The simplest patterns are based on repetition/Periodic function: several copies of a single template are combined without modification. For example, in aviation, a "holding pattern" is a flight path which can be repeated until the aircraft has been granted clearance for landing.
Pattern recognition is more complex when templates are used to generate variants. For example, in English, sentences often follow the "N-VP" (noun - verb phrase) pattern, but some knowledge of the English language is required to detect the pattern. Pattern recognition is studied in many fields, including psychology, ethology, and Computer Science.
In addition to static patterns, Simple Harmonic Oscillators produce repeated patterns of movement.
Computer Science
Theory of Computation attempts to grasp the patterns that appear within the logic of computer science. Since efficiency is extremely important when executing a command some million times per second, minimizing a pattern into its most basic form becomes evermore necesssary.
Golden Ratio
A recurring theme found in the biology of nature is the
golden ratio, approximately 1.6180339887. Two numbers a and b keep the golden ratio when (a+b)/a = a/b, in this case a/b equals the golden ratio. It has a direct relationship to the Fibonacci numbers. This pattern was exploited by Leonardo da Vinci in his art. The Fibonacci pattern has a closed-form expression. These patterns can be seen in nature, from the spirals of flowers to the symmetry of the human body (as expressed in Da Vinci's
Vitruvian Man, one of the most referenced and reproduced works of art today.
Art
Science and mathematics
Fractals are mathematical patterns. Naturally occurring patterns obey certain principles also found in fractals, for example self-similarity. Even though self-similarity in nature is only approximate and stochastic, integral measures describing fractal properties can also be applied to natural "fractals" like coast, tree shapes, etc. (see
fractal geometry). While the outer appearance of self-similar patterns can be quite complex, the rules needed to describe or produce their
pattern formation can be extremely simple (e.g. Lindenmayer systems for the description of tree shapes).
Patterns are also common in other areas of mathematics. Recurring decimals will repeat a sequence of digits an infinite number of times. For example, 1 divided by 81 will result in the answer 0.012345679... the numbers 0-9 (except 8) will repeat forever — 1/81 is a recurring decimal.
A BuckyBall is named after the chemist who predicted it, Buckminster Fuller. It's a sphere of repeating carbon atoms, linking together to create the surface area of a sphere. Carbon atoms are linked in a repeating 3-carbon bond with one another.
A recurring pattern is one of the 5 cornerstones of the definition of a mineral in geology. A mineral must show it's elements in a three-dimensional recurring pattern (aka a
crystal matrix). In two dimensional geology, there are ten different planar lattices possible. In three dimensional geology, there are 32 possible patterns available, called bravais lattices.
- Crystal structure
- Tessellation
- Penrose tilings
- Cellular Automata
- Mineral
Geometry
The recurring pattern of regular polygons is called a tessellation. There are only three regular polygons that can create a repeating pattern; the square, triangle, and hexagon. Of these, the hexagon is the most stable one in terms of engineering, as any shear stress upon tiles of such is distributed throughout the six points.
Patterns in Pedagogics
Quotation
"A pattern has an integrity independent of the medium by virtue of which you have received the information that it exists. Each of the chemical elements is a pattern integrity. Each individual is a pattern integrity. The pattern integrity of the human individual is evolutionary and not static."
R.
Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), U.S.American philosopher and inventor.
Critical Path, 1981.
"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."
Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), English philosopher and mathematician.
Dialogues, June 10, 1943.
Mathematics is commonly described as the "Science of Pattern."
See also
External links
- Mathematics as a Science of Patterns at Convergence
- Geometric Arts
- Wiki patterns and anti-patterns
- Pumpkin Carving Patterns
The
pattern is a form, template, or model (physical) (or, more abstractly, a set of
wiktionary:rule) which can be used to make or to generate things or parts of a thing, especially if the things that are created have enough in common for the underlying pattern to be inferred, in which case the things are said to
exhibit the pattern. Pattern matching is the act of checking for the presence of the constituents of a pattern. The detection of underlying patterns is called pattern recognition. The question of how different patterns emerge is accomplished through the work of the scientific field of
pattern formation.Patterns are also related to repeated shapes or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of the series.Some patterns (for example, many visual patterns) may be directly observable through the
senses.
Some patterns are named. Simple decorative examples are stripes ,
zigzags, and polka-dots. Further examples include the regular tessellation of a
Plane (mathematics),
echo (phenomenon), and balanced binary branching.
The simplest patterns are based on repetition/Periodic function: several copies of a single template are combined without modification. For example, in aviation, a "holding pattern" is a flight path which can be repeated until the aircraft has been granted clearance for landing.
Pattern recognition is more complex when templates are used to generate variants. For example, in English, sentences often follow the "N-VP" (noun - verb phrase) pattern, but some knowledge of the English language is required to detect the pattern. Pattern recognition is studied in many fields, including
psychology, ethology, and
Computer Science.
In addition to static patterns, Simple Harmonic Oscillators produce repeated patterns of movement.
Computer Science
Theory of Computation attempts to grasp the patterns that appear within the logic of computer science. Since efficiency is extremely important when executing a command some million times per second, minimizing a pattern into its most basic form becomes evermore necesssary.
Golden Ratio
A recurring theme found in the biology of nature is the
golden ratio, approximately 1.6180339887. Two numbers a and b keep the golden ratio when (a+b)/a = a/b, in this case a/b equals the golden ratio. It has a direct relationship to the Fibonacci numbers. This pattern was exploited by
Leonardo da Vinci in his art. The Fibonacci pattern has a closed-form expression. These patterns can be seen in nature, from the spirals of flowers to the symmetry of the human body (as expressed in Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, one of the most referenced and reproduced works of art today.
Art
Science and mathematics
Fractals are mathematical patterns. Naturally occurring patterns obey certain principles also found in fractals, for example
self-similarity. Even though self-similarity in nature is only approximate and stochastic, integral measures describing fractal properties can also be applied to natural "fractals" like coast, tree shapes, etc. (see fractal geometry). While the outer appearance of self-similar patterns can be quite complex, the rules needed to describe or produce their
pattern formation can be extremely simple (e.g. Lindenmayer systems for the description of tree shapes).
Patterns are also common in other areas of mathematics. Recurring decimals will repeat a sequence of digits an infinite number of times. For example, 1 divided by 81 will result in the answer 0.012345679... the numbers 0-9 (except 8) will repeat forever — 1/81 is a recurring decimal.
A BuckyBall is named after the chemist who predicted it, Buckminster Fuller. It's a sphere of repeating carbon atoms, linking together to create the surface area of a sphere. Carbon atoms are linked in a repeating 3-carbon bond with one another.
A recurring pattern is one of the 5 cornerstones of the definition of a mineral in geology. A mineral must show it's elements in a three-dimensional recurring pattern (aka a
crystal matrix). In two dimensional geology, there are ten different planar lattices possible. In three dimensional geology, there are 32 possible patterns available, called bravais lattices.
Geometry
The recurring pattern of regular polygons is called a tessellation. There are only three regular polygons that can create a repeating pattern; the square, triangle, and hexagon. Of these, the hexagon is the most stable one in terms of engineering, as any shear stress upon tiles of such is distributed throughout the six points.
Patterns in Pedagogics
Quotation
"A pattern has an integrity independent of the medium by virtue of which you have received the information that it exists. Each of the chemical elements is a pattern integrity. Each individual is a pattern integrity. The pattern integrity of the human individual is evolutionary and not static."
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), U.S.American philosopher and inventor.
Critical Path, 1981.
"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."
Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), English philosopher and mathematician.
Dialogues, June 10, 1943.
Mathematics is commonly described as the "Science of Pattern."
See also
External links
- Mathematics as a Science of Patterns at Convergence
- Geometric Arts
- Wiki patterns and anti-patterns
- Pumpkin Carving Patterns
Patterns
Below are a selection of Pattern Tiles that I have made. These are great for creating backgrounds for web pages or with the flood fill tool in PSP.
Definition: pattern from Online Medical Dictionary
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Willow Pattern
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New Patterns
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Ian Alexander's Natural Patterns Library
Ian Alexander's Natural Patterns Library Hundreds of unique, beautiful and genuinely natural patterns! Welcome to my site. All the patterns are natural in some sense.
Northumberland NGfL Art Resources: Pattern
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Pattern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A pattern, from the French patron, is a theme of reoccurring events or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set. These elements repeat in a predictable manner.
Free knitting patterns
Free knitting patterns designed by Julie at Little Cotton Rabbits. Please do not knit up for commercial purposes. ... 2006-2008 Julie Williams. All rights reserved. Please treat my ...
