Volume 10, Number 47
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November 21 2005 Vol. 10, No. 47
THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS
The Math Forum Problems of the Week: Memberships
Maryland Institute College of Art Student Practicums
International Rubik's Cube Competition
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MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART STUDENT PRACTICUMS
http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/resources/practicums/
A new section has been added to "Symmetry and Pattern: The
Art of Oriental Carpets," a joint project of The Textile
Museum and The Math Forum.
For a course in Islamic Art History, undergraduates in
Carol Bier's class "Pattern in Islamic Art" dyed textiles,
cut paper, painted, drew, and used graphic software and other
techniques to create artwork demonstrating various kinds of
patterns.
Bier, working with Richard Tchen, has provided pictures of
her students' practicums, plus descriptions of materials and
process, along with an "Artist's Narrative" and "Teacher's
Comment" for each.
Download original materials from Bier's course as Word
documents:
- Practicum Assignment
- Syllabus
- Reading List
For other educational resources on symmetry and pattern in
oriental carpets, visit the collaboration's home page:
http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/
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INTERNATIONAL RUBIK'S CUBE COMPETITION
http://www.exploratorium.edu/pr/documents/06-1Rubik's.html
The Exploratorium in conjunction with Caltech's Rubik's Cube
Club will be hosting the International Rubik's Cube
Competition from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm on January 14, 2006.
In past years, many world records have been set at such
tournaments, including the
- 3x3x3 cube single solve (11.75 seconds)
- one-handed solve (23.78 seconds)
- blindfold solve (1:58:32)
Among the Rubik's Cube elite expected to attend are Jessica
Fridrich, the creator of the most popular speed cubing
system, the Fridrich Method; Lars Petrus, 4th-place finisher
in the 1982 Rubik's Cube World Championships, representing
Sweden; Shotaro Makisumi, a 14-year-old freshman from Japan
attending high school in Pasadena and number one in the
world of the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube, average solve at 14.52
seconds; and Tyson Mao, who holds the world record for the
blindfold solve at 1:58:32.
Entry into the tournament is open to anyone.
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