The Golden Ratio

Mar 11, 2020 | Hinsdale

We all know the Golden Rule, but the Golden Ratio might be something new to you. The Golden Ratio is define as "the divine proportion, golden mean, or golden section, is a number often encountered when taking the ratios of distances in simple geometric figures such as the pentagon, pentagram, decagon and dodecahedron) (Wolfram-MathWorld).

The Golden Ratio is most commonly used to evulate pieces of art and is represented by this measurement figure:

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Works of art that follow this principal are thought to be perfectly balanced and composed. You can solve for the Golden Ratio using this forumla:

Here are some works of art that follow the Golden Ratio:

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The Pythagorean Theorem and its Consequences

Jun 28, 2023 | Hinsdale

Rubik's Snake - Our New Favorite Puzzle

May 3, 2023 | Hinsdale

In 1981, Ernő Rubik, hot on the heels of his 1977 smash-hit the Rubik's Cube, invented and released the Rubik's Snake, a very different kind of puzzle. The Snake consists of 24 isosceles triangular prisms, connected by spring bolts. The prisms can't be separated, but they can be twisted, allowing one to form the snake into many different shapes.

National Poetry Month & Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

Apr 12, 2023 | Hinsdale

April is not only Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, it's also National Poetry Month! To celebrate this union of art and science, the Smithsonian Magazine published [an article](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-poetry-and-math-intersect-180968869/) all about poets and mathematicians who have brought the two disciplines...