MathXplosion

If the Shoe Fits...

Learning to lace and tie shoes is a difficult hurdle that everybody has to overcome in the course of growing up. Follow Eric's steps as he shows us a couple of the 43,000 ways to tie shoelaces It's not magic... it's math! The Educational Gist: This episode is about patterning, such as over/under, left/right, in/out, red/black, zigzag/crisscross and following instructions. It demonstrates how different people, not just mathematicians, use mathematics daily for practical and creative purposes.