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\n with author Joseph O'Rourke
Love mathematics and books? Look ing for a stimulating and fun discussion? Volu mes\, the MoMath book club\, is just the thing for you! This monthly reading group is designed especially for those interested in mathematics and science and how they affect our lives. No prior math or science background is necessary.
\n \nJoin host Dr. Arthur Benjamin\, MoMath’s 2025–2 026 Visiting Professor for Public Outreach\, for a n engaging book club discussion of The Mathema tics of Origami with author Joseph O'Rourke.< /p>\n \n
When you see a paper crane\, what do y ou think of? A symbol of hope\, a delicate craft\ , The Karate Kid? What you might not see \, but is ever present\, is the fascinating mathem atics underlying it. Origami is increasingly appl ied to engineering problems\, including origami-ba sed stents\, deployment of solar arrays in space\, architecture\, and even furniture design. The to pic is actively developing\, with recent discoveri es at the frontier (e.g.\, in rigid origami and in curved-crease origami) and an infusion of techniq ues and algorithms from theoretical computer scien ce. The mathematics is often advanced\, but this book instead relies on geometric intuition\, makin g it accessible to readers with only a high school geometry and trigonometry background. Through ca reful exposition\, more than 160 color figures\, a nd 49 exercises all completely solved in an Append ix\, the beautiful mathematics leading to stunning origami designs can be appreciated by students\, teachers\, engineers\, and artists alike.
\n \nTo learn about MoMath's policies regarding vid eo recordings\, visit videos.momath.org.
DESCRIPTION:Recording of Volumes\,\n \n the MoMath book club\n \n \n A discussion of\n \n The Mathematics of Ori gami\n \n \n Hosted by Dr. Arthur Benjamin\n \n wi th author Joseph O'Rourke\n \n \n \n This is a rec ording of a live-streamed event that took place on Thursday\, May 7\, 2026.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n L ove mathematics and books? Looking for a stimulat ing and fun discussion? Volumes\, the MoMath book club\, is just the thing for you! This monthly r eading group is designed especially for those inte rested in mathematics and science and how they aff ect our lives. No prior math or science backgroun d is necessary.\n \n \n \n Join host Dr. Arthur Be njamin\, MoMath’s 2025–2026 Visiting Professor for Public Outreach\, for an engaging book club discu ssion of The Mathematics of Origami with author Jo seph O'Rourke.\n \n \n \n When you see a paper cra ne\, what do you think of? A symbol of hope\, a d elicate craft\, The Karate Kid? What you might no t see\, but is ever present\, is the fascinating m athematics underlying it. Origami is increasingly applied to engineering problems\, including origa mi-based stents\, deployment of solar arrays in sp ace\, architecture\, and even furniture design. T he topic is actively developing\, with recent disc overies at the frontier (e.g.\, in rigid origami a nd in curved-crease origami) and an infusion of te chniques and algorithms from theoretical computer science. The mathematics is often advanced\, but this book instead relies on geometric intuition\, making it accessible to readers with only a high s chool geometry and trigonometry background. Throu gh careful exposition\, more than 160 color figure s\, and 49 exercises all completely solved in an A ppendix\, the beautiful mathematics leading to stu nning origami designs can be appreciated by studen ts\, teachers\, engineers\, and artists alike.\n \ n \n \n To learn about MoMath's policies regarding video recordings\, visit videos.momath.org (https ://videos.momath.org).\n \n CATEGORIES:Recording CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000 LOCATION:United States\n URL:https://momath.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=11997 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR