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Learn MoreTuesday, May 14, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sol LeWitt (1928–2007) made several artworks whose titles contain the phrase “three-part variations on three different kinds of cubes.” To a mathematician, these pieces suggest a counting problem: How many variations are there? In this talk, Robert Bosch (OC 1985), James F. Clark Professor of Mathematics, and Ilana McNamara (OC 2024) will discuss the processes and methodologies that mathematicians use to tackle such problems, and they will share a “new” 57th variation.
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This event will be held in a wheelchair- and rolling walker-accessible building. The lecture space is wheelchair accessible, with moveable seating, and near wheelchair-accessible restrooms. Restrooms are gender-specific; visitors are invited to use the restroom of their preference. No listening devices or ASL interpretation will be available at this event. Most talks will be recorded and available with closed captions on the museum’s Vimeo page after the event. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.
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