Mathematical Journey on a Desert Island, or experiencing the mathematician's craft
Event: EDULEARN23
Session time: Tuesday, 4th of July from 17:15 to 18:30 (UTC+02:00)
Session type: INTERACTIVE
Room: Interactive
Session chair: Marco Abrate. Politecnico di Torino (ITALY)

Like castaways on a desert island, we will explore peaks, passes and lakes. With a hidden weapon: math. Nothing else is needed except to be able to count to 10 and have a little spirit of exploration.

We propose a path involving definitions, examples, and conjectures in order to rediscover a special case of a theorem by the American mathematician Marston Morse. Our aim is to exemplify the path taken by mathematicians in their work, by freeing it from technical aspects.

Participants in the activity will be guided to the discovery of the formula through different steps, organized as observation and manipulation games.

This session will be led by Marco Abrate, Francesca Ceragioli, Luca Damonte and Luca Lussardi, who are involved in the Math Lab of Politecnico di Torino (Italy).