Animation
Before your favorite Disney characters can come to life, a lot of math is needed. In an article for the Mathematical Association of America, Pixar animator Tony DeRose takes readers behind the scenes, explaining how algebra helps create the special effects and trigonometry allows objects to rotate and move.
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