mazes stem day
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David Thompson & Diana ChengTowson University
What does Mathematics have to do with Mazes?
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Where have you seen mazes?
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Greek mythology: Theseus entered a labyrinth & killed the Minotaur
Mazes around the world
Cathedrale Notre Dame de Chartres, France (medieval)
Hopi Indians’ penta-seed pattern (classical)
4000 year old concept
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http://labyrinthlocator.com/home
Baltimore area: JHU Bayview St John’s Lutheran Church (Parkville) Stevenson University’s Greenspring
Campus - Menning Meditation Center and Labyrinth
Find a maze near you!
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Definition & example
Labyrinths
Exactly one way in to the center & the same way out
Properties: Circuits (7) Seed pattern
(square)
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3 & 7 Circuit Labyrinths
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11 & 15 Circuit Labyrinths
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19 & 23 Circuit Labyrinths
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compass – centers of quarter circles in A, B, C, D, E
Construction of Classical Labyrinths
A
CD
E B
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Partitioning of the 7-circuit labyrinth
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Solution pathsExample: 3-circuit’s path: 3, 2, 1, 0
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Solution pathsWhat patterns do you notice?
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The kth circuit in the solution path is fk(C). The fk(C)th circuit in the solution path is k.
2c.
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Thompson, D. & Cheng, D. Growing labyrinths from seeds. (September-October 2015) The Oregon Mathematics Teacher, pp. 33-36.
Thompson, D. & Cheng, D. Square Seeds and Round Paths: Exploring Patterns with the Art of Classical Labyrinths. Published in conference proceedings of BRIDGES 2015: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture. Baltimore, MD. Available online at
http://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2015/bridges2015-555.html
References
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Contemporary TSP labyrinths
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