Math Club Shows Appreciation Through Art and Math

Something difficult to miss at PVCC for the past few weeks has been the mosaic portrait of College President, Dr. Jean Runyon. The portrait involved assembling 285 Rubik’s cubes with specific patterns and putting them in a plexiglass. This project came to fruition through a collection of PVCC students and faculty who are passionate about math.  Those with that passion should attend the PVCC Math Club meetings, on Wednesdays during college hour. The club is centered around a love for math and sharing it with others. The club is open to everyone, but the more proficient in mathematics you are the more you will appreciate and be able to help within the club. 

When asked about recent activities, Dr. Keith Nabb, associate mathematics professor at PVCC said, “…we are going to brainstorm about a new coordinate system—something that goes beyond what we see in Calculus textbooks. We’re not so sure it is worthy or practical but that is basically the fun of it!“This idea was started by Colin Sommerville, he had some experience in the past with making mosaics so the Math Club followed his lead. I thought it would be great to design something for Dr. Runyon’s Investiture so we set a late October deadline to complete it,” Nabb said. The piece is vibrant and shows enormous effort on behalf of the math club. In the future, the Math Club wants to go even further in its activities, such as constructing a working Rube Goldberg Machine or some kind of obstacle course. The mosaic is a beautiful showing of the dedication of the Math Club, “It was truly a team effort.” Nabb said.