What is Ada Dietz?
{{Infobox artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Ada K. Dietz | honorific_suffix = | image = Ada Dietz (cropped).jpg | birth_name = <!-- only use if different than name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|10|7}} | birth_place = Michigan | death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|01|12|1888|10|7}} | death_place = San Bernardino County California | resting_place = Elmwood Cemetery | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = American | education = | alma_mater = | known_for = [[Mathematics and fiber arts]] | notable_works = Algebraic Expressions in Handwoven Textiles, 1949 | style = | movement = | spouse = | awards = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) --> | elected = | patrons = | memorials = | website = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} --> }} '''Ada K. Dietz''' (October 7, 1888 – January 12, 1981) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Weaving|weaver]]. Today she is mostly known for her 1949 monograph ''Algebraic Expressions in Handwoven Textiles. In it, she'' defines a method for inventing weaving patterns based on [[Algebra|algebraic]] ones. Her method uses the expansion of multivariate [[Polynomial|polynomials]] to make a weaving scheme. Dietz' work is still well-regarded today, by both weavers and [[Mathematician|mathematicians]].<ref>{{cite book | author = Dietz, Ada K. | title = Algebraic Expressions in Handwoven Textiles | year = 1949 | publisher = The Little Loomhouse | location = Louisville, Kentucky | url = http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/monographs/dak_alge.pdf | access-date = 2007-02-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160222003421/http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/monographs/dak_alge.pdf | archive-date = 2016-02-22 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Along with the references listed below, Griswold (2001) cites several additional articles on her work.{{cn|date=December 2024}} ==Algebraic weaving== Ada