The most symmetric shapes in three dimensions
featuring Dr. David Jordan

On February 11st, Dr. David Jordan lead a discussion about symmetry. We used magnetic 'Magz' pieces as vertices and edges to construct lots of the different shapes, some exhibiting more symmetry than others. Through the activities, we developed different defitions of what it means to be symmetric, and we even formulated a famous conjecture relating the edges, vertices, and faces of a convex polyhedron.

Printable version of the flyer

Some Wikipedia links for further reading on today's subject:

Euler characteristic
Platonic solid
Symmetry group
Dual polyhedron

Videos from the talk: Dr. Jordan, February 11, 2012

Here are some pictures from the talk. Right click and select 'view image' to see it larger.