Competition
Phyllotaxis: draw flowers using mathematics
Mathematics can describe many phenomena of the natural world. Excellent examples are the shape of snowflakes, the fractal geometry of Romanesco broccoli, and how self-similarity rules the growth of plants. In this competition, you will design floral patterns using scatter plots!
Prize
SWAG
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- Remove inessential plot attributes such as axes, legends, and labels.
- Add some color and transparency.
- Vary the angle of the spirals.
- Experiment with different shapes and sizes of the points.
How to get started
Create your most insightful analysis using DataLab, our in-browser tool to write, run, and publish data analyses. Once you’ve finished your work, you’ll need to publish it for review.
Judging criteria
This is a community-based competition. Once the competition concludes, you'll have the opportunity to view and vote for the most beautiful flowers in the submissions of others as the voting begins. The top 5 most upvoted entries will win. The winners will receive DataCamp merchandise.
Rules
- Entries to the competition take the form of a workbook publication. Make sure the competition publication is publicly visible in order to be entered into the competition.
- Your publication should be focused on data provided within the competition.
- The competition is open and free to registered DataCamp users.
- Only one entry per user. You may update your entry up to the deadline.
- Make sure your competition workbook is published by the competition deadline in order for it to be valid.
- You can check the time left to submit on the counter at the top of this page.
Note: Please make sure you're 18+ years old and are allowed to take part in a skill-based competition from your country.