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Geometry Installation by Hybycozo and Truncation

Posted on January 21, 2017 (February 22, 2018) by yana_import

I was fortunate enough to visit downtown Los Angeles just in time to see this beautiful geometry installation by Hybycozo at the City National Plaza. The purple object on the left is an icosahedron, and the green one on the right — a truncated octahedron. The icosahedron is one of the 5 Platonic solids discovered several thousand years ago. Here is a picture of the Platonic solids from Johannes Kepler’s work, Harmonices Mundi, in 1619:…
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Here’s an idea: start a Math Club at your school!

Posted on January 16, 2017 (February 22, 2018) by yana_import

Parents often ask me advice on how to expose their children to math concepts outside of what is being taught in schools. Some feel like their children are ready for an extra challenge, while others would like to spark and foster their children’s interest in math….
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