Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/03/2023
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Title:  Some Folding Required: The Mathematics of Origami

Abstract:  Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, has a rich mathematical structure which has developed greatly in the last few decades. In this colloquium lecture, we will explore the connection between origami and the straightedge and compass (SE&C) constructions of Euclidean geometry. In particular, we will see why straight-crease single-fold origami is strictly more powerful than SE&C as a tool for constructing field extensions of the rationals. Origami paper will be provided, and there will be guided folding exercises throughout the talk!

Location:  BSB B135

Refreshments available at 5:00 pm in Hamilton Hall Lounge

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