In these very uncertain times, I find it comforting to look at something eternal and classical. It’s even better if this is an object whose model I can construct. After months of quarantine, I finally hit upon the perfect pandemic craft object: the Campanus’ Sphere. This beautiful polyhedral frame was frequently portrayed during the Rennaissance…
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This was the 5th time that the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) hosted its annual math festival. Last year, the festival was held at 28 Liberty where everyone was having a blast at the Geometiles table. As I was starting to make plans to bring Geometiles to Manhattan this year, the pandemic struck. Not to…
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This past Valentine’s Day I decided to build a Geometiles version of Robert Indiana’s iconic Love sculpture. I wanted to build it in an urban setting as a sort of pop-up public art installation. I think I was partially inspired by Denver’s Blue Bear as an example of a piece of public art that was…
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Meet Zdenka Guadarrama, Ph.D., an associate professor and chair of the department of mathematics at the Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri! She is passionate about mathematics education and outreach, with her work currently focusing on mathematics curriculum development through inquiry, and the intersections of mathematics with other fields, particularly the arts. Here’s her review of…
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