Truncated Icosahedron Sculpture Workshop

 

I wish I had taken a picture of the completed product -- I'll have to take one and add it later. 

I think I would like to start from the end to the beginning. I thought that the end result was absolutely beautiful and it nice to see something that everyone had contributed at least something. That being said, as some of peers were doing the final touches, it was difficult for many people to contribute. You can't have too many cooks in the kitchen. I think this break was a nice time for me to work with a partner for a different math project and I suppose it does mimic what sometimes actually happens in life. 

The part where everyone was creating their own flower(s), I found really enjoyable. It is fun for me to follow instructions and create something that is symmetric, yet with different details, and to work with others on the same thing. Although I would also say that I was not totally in "math mode" in this construction stage.

I think the part of the activity that I actually liked the most, from both a math and artistic release perspective is when we did the drafting on the first day of class. It kind of reminds of drawing free-body diagrams for physics, which is something I absolutely loved about physics. Drawing straight lines and trying to make a reasonable diagram is very satisfying, and at the same time it feels like I am getting a better understanding on what these things are. Actually before this lesson, I did not know what "truncated" meant and by drawing it, I think I have a more stabilized concept of it in my memory.