Mr. Latham's use of diagrams and schematics, popular in 60s systems-based art, adds to this sense of art rooted in a particular moment.
The use of diagramming signs, symbols, and arrows allows for the folding sequences to be accurately described and thereby duplicated, meaning this art form can be learned independent of language.
Although the use of diagrams in arguments in analysis faces special dangers (as noted in 3.3), the use of diagrams to illustrate symbolically presented operations can be very helpful.
Outside the context of formal diagrammatic systems, the use of diagrams is widely felt to be unreliable.
Where notions involving the infinite are in play, such as many involving limits, the use of diagrams is famously risky.
It is important to understand the use of diagrams for different types of applications.
The central focus is the use of diagrams to encapsulate the stated problem and to aid communication.
In fact, much current research explores the use of diagrams in automated theorem proving (see Barker-Plummer & Bailin 1997; and Jamnik et al. 1999).
Research into the use of diagrams is an interdisciplinary endeavour, encompassing disciplines as diverse as psychology, architecture and artificial intelligence.
However, while there are certainly psychological advantages to be gained through the use of diagrams, they are (as in the case of Euler Circles) often ineffective as representations of abstract objects and relationships.
