BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_4324_14e744cb787c75406e47b70595be41d2@momath.org SUMMARY:Math Encounters: "Bouncing Billiards: The Symmetri es and Mathematics in the Path of a Rolling Ball" with Diana Davis - February 3 at 4:00 pm ET (New Y ork) DESCRIPTION:Math Encounters &mdash\; Online:\n \n "\;Bounc ing Billiards: The Symmetries and Mathematics in t he Path of a Rolling Ball"\; with Diana Davis\ n \n Wednesday\, February 3 at 4:00 pm ET (New Yor k)\n \n If you hit a ball on a pool table\, it wil l bounce around for a while &mdash\; it might even return to where it started and repeat its path.&n bsp\; It turns out that these periodic trajectorie s are very beautiful\, forming a unique kind of ma thematical art. \; Join Dr. Diana Davis\, Phil lips Exeter Academy Instructor in Mathematics\, as she shares an amazing array of images\, discusses how she and her colleagues figured out how to dra w these intricate paths\, and reveals some surpris ing properties &mdash\; buddies\, families\, and s ymmetry &mdash\; that they discovered along the wa y.\n \n Special introduction by Amie Wilkinson\, P rofessor of Mathematics\, University of Chicago.\n \n Purchase "\;math is beautiful"\; earri ngs created by Diana at Additions\, the shop at Mo Math.\n \n To fully participate\, have the followi ng handy:\n \n \n Paper\n Pencil\n A digital or printed copy of the handout that will be emailed to registrants\n \n \n This is a live-streamed eve nt. \; Occasional video recordings are made av ailable for a fee at videos.momath.org.\n \n \n \n This page is for the 4:00 pm ET (New York) sessio n. \; Click here to register for the 7:00 pm E T (New York) session instead.\n \n By registering for a Math Encounters presentation\, you agree tha t you may be photographed or videotaped by Museum staff and associates.\n \n Math Encounters is MoMa th'\;s popular free public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics\, produced with support from the Simons Foundation. \n \n For further information\, call the National Museum of Mathematics at 212-542-0566 or email mat hencounters@momath.org.\n \n Please check our onli ne shop for books by Math Encounters presenters. CATEGORIES:Math Encounters CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210203T160000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210203T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210203T173000 LOCATION:MoMath Online\n NY\n United States\n ORGANIZER:MAILTO:functions@momath.org URL:https://momath.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=4324 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR