For the pastafarians among us, this seems an ideal way to bring religion into the classroom.
When I was taking Latin terminology, I used to think of all the ways to insult people in Latin. Pastacephalic and proctocephalic are two that I remember. On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:39 AM, Michael Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > There is an interesting article in the NY Times that focuses on > a few mathematicians with too much time on their hands and > the mathematical insights they have had about the shapes of > pasta. The article can be accessed here: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/science/pasta-inspires-scientists-to-use-their-noodle.html?src=recg > > One aspect of this is coming up with the equation that describes > the shape of pasta and then using a program like Mathematica > to visualize the resulting shape. For an example involving the > pasta gemelli, see: > http://shuisman.com/?p=369 > > For more experienced pasta eaters, here are a variety of pastas: > http://shuisman.com/?p=1314 > > And for those whose appetites have been whetted, here is a > book devoted to the topic titled "Pasta by Design"; see: > http://www.thamesandhudson.com/9780500515808.html > > Now, I think that this represents a good example of how to > show the basic mathematical nature of objects in physical > reality even though most people would not be aware of the > mathematics involved (one of the persons mentioned in the > NY Times article claims to have used test items on his > exams where the student had to match the correct equation > to a specific pasta -- talk about understanding what the > equation is about!). > > Too bad that the "shape" of human thought does not allow > itself to such description. I'd love to have an exam question > of the form: "match the 'thought' to the appropriate equation". ;-) > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=15205 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-15205-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15234 or send a blank email to leave-15234-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
