Physics Seminar
Wednesday 2/20/2013, 4:30 pm
Science & Engineering Building Auditorium
Carolyn Yackel
Department of Mathematics
Mercer University
Fun, Flexagons, and Algebra, Pick Two
Don’t be the only kid at the caf that doesn’t know
how to make a flex-mex burrito a la Vi Hart. Come learn how it’s done.
Flexagons are paper toys that have been studied since they were
first concocted in the 1960s. They can be made in a number of
different forms, colored, and flipped around for lots of surprises.
We will discuss and discover some of the related mathematics
present and not present (combinatorial and group theoretic).
Simultaneously, we will play with fascinating models.
Please join us for light refreshments
at 4:15pm outside SEB 203.