Session Type: 90-Minute Symposium
Number: 090-083
Title: Mathematics of Origami: From the Joys of Recreation to the Frontiers of Research
Session Start/End Time: Saturday, Feb 14, 2009, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Room: HRC Crystal C
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Synopsis: The invention of paper and the standardization of its production revolutionized communication. Similarly, paper folding, popularly known as origami, developed for ceremonial and recreational purposes, now is being used to push back the frontiers of research. As we struggle to meet the challenge of developing and nurturing future generations of scientists who will maintain U.S. preeminence in research, symposium speakers will demonstrate how intersections of origami and mathematics provide opportunities for students to visualize how childhood pastimes can pave the way to discoveries at the cutting edge of research.
 

Edward Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI;Patsy Wang Iverson, The Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation, Stockton, NJ

Symposium Organizer--Edward Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Symposium Co-Organizer--Patsy Wang Iverson, The Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation, Stockton, NJ

How a Mathematician Looks at Origami and Finds Prime Numbers--Tamara B. Veenstra, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA

Increasing Intersections Between Origami and Mathematics--Thomas C. Hull, Western New England College, North Andover, MA

From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami--Robert J. Lang, Robert J. Lang Origami, Alamo, CA

Discussant--Erik Demaine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA