Who knew folding paper could be this fun? And yet also very much grounded in mathematical principles?


Next Sunday 11/1 we'll look at the mathematics behind origami. Then expert folder Melanie Stein and her assistants will help us make animals, decorations, flowers, and action figures. No prior experience is necessary. Suggested age: 5 and up.

Also of interest to Origami lovers:

Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? [The movie] BETWEEN THE FOLDS introduces a determined group of theoretical scientists, mathematicians and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art, science, creativity and meaning.

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Henry St. John Building - Suite 103
301 S. Geneva St.
(corner of Clinton & Geneva Streets)

There are some nice folding diagrams on the PBS website:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/between-the-folds/getinvolved.html

-Larry

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The Family Math Club meets Sundays from 2pm to 3:30pm on the third floor of Williams Hall on the Ithaca College Campus. Kids aged 8 to 13 have reported enjoying the club. To get to the club travel to South Hill on 96B. Turn into the Ithaca College main entrance. Go three fourths around the circle and then along a straight stretch. Take the first right (a sign here says "admissions"). Williams Hall is the second building on your left. Enter either the front or the back and take either the stairs or the elevator to the third floor. Consult http://ithaca.edu for parking ideas.