Math teaching tool for generating quadratic tile patterns images from a pattern template. To be used alongside algebra tiles for students to make predictions and write algebraic equations.

Visit Heroku web app and try it yourself. (Note it may take a few seconds on intial launch to wake Heroku's dynos since it is a free account.)

Accepted Tile Placeholders:

• Unit(.)
• Linear(-, |)
• Quadratic(O)

[Currently can only align tiles along matching side lengths.]

• Make Heroku account and save authorizations
• Install terraform
• Create a secret key; provided for convenience is src/secret_key.py
• Run terraform init followed by terraform apply
• Click on output app_url and enjoy!

>>> python -m tileapp -h
usage: pattern [-h] [-bw] [-cm COLORMAP] [-o [DIR]] [-p PREFIX] [-v]
               infile dim [dim ...]

Tile pattern parser from txt to png

positional arguments:
  infile                filepath with pattern to parse
  dim                   dimensions to form pattern

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a, --alpha           transparency of the colors used in png output; 
                        set to 0 for b/w png
  -cm COLORMAP, --colormap COLORMAP
                        colormap used to differentiate tile parts; see
                        https://matplotlib.org/tutorials/colors/colormaps.html
  -o [DIR], --outdir [DIR]
                        destination file for png output; if omitted, png is
                        popup; if not arg, save png to cwd
  -p PREFIX, --prefix PREFIX
                        prefix used for png output; use alongside outdir
  -v, --verbose         print to stdout the array used for png creation

>>> python -m pattern pat.txt 1 3 --alpha 0 --verbose --outdir
Pattern:
-...
O ||
Dim: 1
[[1 2 3 4]
 [5 0 6 7]]
Dim: 3
[[1 1 1 2 3 4]
 [5 5 5 0 6 7]
 [5 5 5 0 6 7]
 [5 5 5 0 6 7]]

>>> ls *.png
pat_dim1.png    pat_dim3.png