Erdös: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
Artist: Sol LeWitt; Photographs by Anne Rhodes, at Yale University Art Gallery, May 28, 2021
Examine this artwork (top) and the "key" to its construction (bottom).
- See what you can figure out about the rules for making an installation of this work.
- How many different installations of this work can the artist construct using the plan shown here?
- More possibilities: squares containing 3 arcs, of form a/b/c.
- Draw the square 1/2/3.
- How many different squares of form a/b/c can be made?
Assignments for Class #8
• Read Chapters 6, 7, and ∞.
• Watch this video about the Monty Hall problem:
• Try playing Monty Hall's Let's Make a Deal game with this simulator.
Questions to Think About
• In the Monty Hall Problem, do you agree that the better strategy is to switch rather than stay?
• Why do you think Erdös disagreed, at first? Why did he change his mind?
More Questions: About This Course
• Did you expect this to be a math course? Why or why not?
• How did the course fit your expectations, based on the catalog description?
• What did you find that was unexpected and/or of interest?
• Has your perception of mathematics changed in any way?
• Has your perception of mathematicians changed in any way?
Other Resources
• Fields of Mathematics
- number theory
- algebra
- geometry
- arithmetic
- combinatorics
- topology
- mathematical analysis
More about each field HERE.
•Here's the video about problem solving that Steve mentioned in Class #7:
