Mathematics and Maypole Dancing

Year: 2019 Authors: Christine von Renesse; Julianna Campbell

Core claim

Maypole dancing can be used as an inquiry-based context for discovering symmetry, representation, and counting properties in ribbon patterns.

Topics

ribbon patterns, inverse problems, inquiry-based learning, fundamental domains

Domains

symmetry, combinatorics, group theory, braids, dance, pattern design, esthetic choices, interdisciplinary art-math education

Methods

workshop activity, pattern representation, screen and tree diagrams, participant discussion

Media

ribbons, maypole tubes, Excel, diagrams

Source status

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