The SunRule: An Interactive Mathematical Sculpture

Year: 2023 Authors: Justin K. Dimmel; Eric A. Pandiscio; Gregory Ondo; Samuel Hoey

Core claim

A tiltable, swiveled bronze sculpture can use parallel sun rays to model multiplication in a durable public art installation.

Topics

shadow-based multiplication, interactive sculpture, public mathematics art, mathematics education

Domains

multiplication, similar triangles, geometric definition, public art, sculpture design, bronze casting

Methods

prototype development, field testing, interdisciplinary collaboration, installation design

Media

bronze disk, granite plinth, ball-and-socket joint, sunlight

Source status

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