Richard Schwartz is not only a renowned mathematician, but a writer and illustrator of children’s picture books — his secret is bringing math and art together.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — To most people, math and art feel like two completely different subjects. But for Richard Schwartz — a mathematician who often creates colorful visualizations alongside his mathematics — the disparate fields go hand in hand.

Schwartz, a professor of mathematics at Brown University, is known for his work in geometry and dynamical systems — work that describes in mathematical terms repeated processes like a superball bouncing around inside a pyramid. Schwartz has also garnered acclaim for his artistic side — based on his use of graphical interfaces to help with his research, and also for his publication of illustrated math books. Read More