College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
Mathematics Seminar Series - Spring 2007
Monday
April 2
2:30pm Science 2-065
2:30pm Science 2-065
Ethan Bolker
UMass BostonFrom Kepler's Echinus to Rubik's Stellated Dodecahedron
Abstract:
This talk starts with Kepler's additions to the Greeks' list of the
five Platonic polyhedra and ends with some open questions about a
puzzle that's harder to build than to solve. Along the way we'll look
at some models in paper, wire, cloth and software. Undergraduates welcome.
The presentations cover a large variety of topics and are intended for a general math audience. The seminar is organized by Prof. Alfred Noël and we usually meet Monday afternoons, from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
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