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Mathematical Impressions

How do you turn a rubber band into a knot? What happens when you slice a Menger Sponge on a diagonal plane? What is the math behind juggling? In this video series, George Hart illuminates mathematical concepts and surprising hidden geometries that may be found in the world around us.

February 01, 2013

Mathematical Impressions: Attesting to Atoms By George Hart
Drawing of building blocks making a slanted surface

January 03, 2013

Mathematical Impressions: Knot Possible? By George Hart
Digital image of trefoil knot

December 10, 2012

Mathematical Impressions: The Surprising Menger Sponge Slice By George Hart
Menger sponge

November 19, 2012

Mathematical Impressions: Printing 3-D Models By George Hart
Digital, blue-tinted image of symmetric, multilayered polyhedron

October 19, 2012

Mathematical Impressions: Shell Games By George Hart
Grid with filled in squares to make an image of a patterned pyramid

October 08, 2012

Mathematical Impressions: Regular Polylinks By George Hart
Digital image of interconnected triangles

August 16, 2012

Mathematical Impressions: Geometry of Spaghetti Code By George Hart
3D polyhedron made of triangles
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