Take a look at the pictures of Lombok International Airport (BIL) on the side. Anything look amazing? From the moment I first saw the building on the internet, I immediately took a deep breath and said "AMAZING". What and who is amazing ??? Surely all agree that the building is "magnificent" magnificent and large. However, that is not less outward is usually an architect who mengarsiteki building in Lombok. Why is that ??? Being an architect requires not only the power of imagination, art, love of beauty and skill, but an architect must be able to combine the power of his imagination, the soul of art and his skills with his super mathematical abilities.
This reinforces the expression often expressed by mathematical scientists that "mathematics is both a queen and a minister of knowledge." Where with mathematics, an architect is able to make the building look beautiful and balanced.
In mathematics, the term balanced is referred to as "symmetric" which is part of mathematics, in this case the science of geometry. This means that an architect has mastered and is able to apply his mathematical knowledge. In a large Indonesian dictionary, it is explained that symmetry means balance (shape, size, etc.) or alignment. In mathematics, symmetry is a characteristic of the field of geometry, equations and other objects. We can say that the symmetry object will obey the symmetry operation, when treated to the object will not appear change. The BIL building seen in the photo is one of the symmetry objects especially on the roof of the building, (try to be proved directly).
There are three main types of symmetry operations:
1. Reflection
Reflection is an operation reflecting an object on a line as a mirror field.
2. Rotation
Rotation is an operation rotates an object with a point as a center.
3. Translations
Translation is the operation of transforming objects from one region to another with a vector. More complicated symmetries are a combination of these operations.
Symmetry is widely used in various disciplines of knowledge, one of which is in the arts and crafts (architecture). Symmetry has long been a design element in architecture, its influence as in the Tower of Pisa, Monticello, Astrodome, Sydney Opera House and the Pantheon. Symmetry is widely used in many basic design plans of buildings such as the design of building elements (doors, windows and ornaments).
To put an end to this paper, I remind all of us that mathematics is a useful science for future development and advancement. Without math, it is imperfect that we master another science, a small example of an architect we have been talking about from the beginning.