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"Aurora Australis” by Carlo Séquin was generated on a 3D printer and cast in bronze by Steve Reinmuth in Eugene, OR. Named for the Southern Lights, sharp eyes will notice that the sculpture is also a Möbius band. #MathAtSFO #Mathematics This tweet was posted on September 10, 2021.

@RodBogart We're very sorry but the exhibition rotation starts this week with the de-instillation of "Mathematics: Vintage and Modern" and in the installation of "Japonisme: A Passion for Japan." https://t.co/h19OB3lHAM This tweet was posted on April 25, 2022.

A Möbius band is a ribbon that closes upon itself after making an odd number of 180-degree flips. This image was posted on September 10, 2021. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #carloséquin #möbius #mobius

A number of mathematical models were displayed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition to promote the idea that students must visualize algebraic relationships through geometry. Today, algebraic geometry serves as a source of deep insight throughout mathematics. #MathAtSFO This tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.

An outsider cannot unscramble the code without knowing the secret letter. But if many messages are sent, an enemy can statistically detect the pattern of the device and the secret key. #MathAtSFO #Mathematics #Math #cryptologists #ciphers This tweet was posted on March 28, 2022.

Artist Stacy Speyer began making this series of geometric metal sculptures as an artist-in-residence at the Exploratorium. This image was posted on October 04, 2021. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #stacyspeyer #metal #sculpture

Carlo Séquin, a professor in the Computer Science Division at UC Berkeley, takes sculptures of other artists and looks for underlying mathematical structures. He then slightly modifies these structures and produces novel, complex forms. #MathAtSFO #Mathematics This tweet was posted on September 10, 2021.

Creating a Klein bottle is impossible in our universe—you need four spatial dimensions! In our 3-D universe, every Klein bottle must have a self-intersection, where tubing crosses through a wall. #MathAtSFO #Mathematics #Kleinbottle This tweet was posted on October 25, 2021.

Do you see the tricks these objects are playing? This image was posted on December 29, 2021. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #mirrors #kokichisugihara #symmetry

During the early twentieth century, the idea that children should spend time at play or in school, led to toys that encouraged learning. At mid-century, a large school-aged population triggered an urgency for new, more rigorous mathematical curricula in the US. #MathAtSFO This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.

During the early twentieth century, the idea that children should spend time at play or in school, rather than working outside the home, led to toys that encouraged learning. This image was posted on April 11, 2022. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #teaching

Gears within the M-209 have prime-number ratios to prevent repetitive positions—with over one million positions before the key repeats. The M-209, however, is not fully secure, partly because its prime numbers are short. #MathAtSFO #Mathematics #Math #cryptology #cipher This tweet was posted on March 28, 2022.

German mathematician Alexander Brill (1842–1935) created some of the earliest mathematical models which were made from plaster. These models allowed students to see the geometry of complex functions, revolutionary to mathematics at the time. #MathAtSFO #mathematicalmodels This tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.

Give a strip of paper a half-twist and tape the ends together— you get a Möbius loop, a one-sided shape with one edge. Make two Möbius loops and glue their edges together—you should get a Klein bottle. #MathAtSFO #Mathematics #Kleinbottle This tweet was posted on October 25, 2021.

Happy Pi Day! The mathematical sign of pi represents the infinite, non-repeating number that is the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, commonly shortened to 3.14159. #PiDay #math #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 14, 2022.

Happy Pi Day! This image was posted on March 14, 2022. #piday #math #mathatsfo #mathematics

Henry Segerman (@henryseg) is a professor of mathematics at Oklahoma State University. This image was posted on November 30, 2021. #mathatsfo #math #mathematics #3dprinting

Henry Segerman is a professor of mathematics @OKState. His research interests include three-dimensional geometry and topology, and mathematical art and visualization. Henry visited our exhibition recently and posed for a portrait with his featured work! #mathematics #MathAtSFO This tweet was posted on November 30, 2021.