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Simple math concepts can help describe patterns found in nature. Join Eric Fuselier to learn how!
Patterns can be found everywhere, especially in nature. From the shapes of galaxies and seashells to the growth patterns of trees and blood vessels, math is a language that can be used to describe these patterns. In fact, Galileo once described math as the language of the universe.
In this program, Environmental Scientist and math enthusiast Eric Fuselier will help reveal many of these patterns and the concepts mathematicians have developed over the centuries to understand them. What is the Fibonacci sequence and how is it related to flowers? What do periodic cicadas have to do with prime numbers? What’s the relationship between the geometry of honeycombs and the way mud cracks when it dries? The concepts covered in this program are simple and easy to understand!
Eric is an environmental scientist and math enthusiast who works for a local civil engineering firm where he incorporates nature-based solutions into infrastructure and regional planning projects. Eric is the President of the Arkansas Native Plant Society and is a National Director for Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes, a non-profit dedicated to promoting the use of native plants in gardens and landscaping. In his spare time, Eric enjoys learning about and studying math and its applications.
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