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We describe a math-art contest for new creative ideas and their realizations based on modern mathematical concepts currently worked on in two Berlin-based collaborative research centers. By combining mathematics with art and design the power, the fun, and the beauty of this interdisciplinary connection is shown.
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Recently, an interview with junior mathematics professor Carla Cederbaum was published at Schäbisches Tageblatt.
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The Willmore problem studies which torus has the least amount of bending energy. We explain how to think of a torus as a donut-shaped surface and how the intuitive notion of bending has been studied by mathematics over time.
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In this paper we discuss experiences with a collaborative and participative approach of communicating mathematics to a broad audience. We give a list of recommendations and ideas, how the public itself can be involved in creating mathematics exhibits and can become an integral part of outreach activities. The ideas are accompanied by sample activities we carried out within “IMAGINARY – open mathematics”, a project by the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach supported by the Klaus Tschira Stiftung.
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We describe the permanent integration of mathematical content into a shopping center in Heidelberg, Germany. Main features are a mathematical image gallery, conveyor belt designs, a multi touch screen station, riddles in the bathroom, and at the bakery, classic quotes, as well as a temporary shop window display.
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Wie würdest du Tennisbälle oder Orangen stapeln? Oder allgemeiner formuliert: Wie dicht lassen sich identische 3-dimensionale Objekte überschneidungsfrei anordnen? Das Problem, welches auch Anwendungen in der digitalen Kommunikation hat, hört sich einfach an, ist jedoch für Kugeln in höheren Dimensionen noch immer ungelöst. Sogar die Berechnung guter Näherungslösungen ist für die meisten Di- mensionen schwierig.
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This snapshot looks at educational aspects of the design of curricula in mathematics. In particular, we examine choices textbook authors have made when introducing the concept of the completness of the real numbers. Can significant choices really be made? Do these choices have an effect on how people learn, and, if so, can we understand what they are?
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What are the similarities of the mineral pyrite, the dodecahedron as the fifth Platonic solid, and a polynomial of degree 16? This paper explores this connection by using the free software SURFER of the IMAGINARY open mathematics platform, which leads to fascinating pictures displaying transformations from a cube to a dodecahedron, to a rhombic dodecahedron, and to an octahedron, using a single formula. A survey on the ideas and the mathematics behind these visualizations is given.
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This Snapshot is about the generalization of “>” from ordinary numbers to so-called fields. At the end, I will touch on some ideas in recent research.
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This paper presented at the BRIDGES conference 2013 provides a brief overview of the main steps needed for organizing a math art exhibition. As IMAGINARY visited more locations, we realized the need for providing some hints and advice based on the experience of former exhibitions. Our goal is to motivate you to make your own exhibition and to contribute to the IMAGINARY platform with your own exhibits.