Marching in Squares

Burkard  Polster; Marty Ross

doi:10.1080/07468342.2018.1440054

Marching in Squares

Burkard Polster, Marty Ross

School of Mathematics

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Abstract

Recently, a video of Japanese students performing some truly amazing precision marching (youtu.be/R3rKGfxptXM) inspired us to ponder a very special kind of marching choreography. Our plan is to have two identical squares of marchers, each square performing the usual stunning steps. Then, the grand finale will consist of the squares being merged into one big square.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-186
Number of pages	6
Journal	College Mathematics Journal
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07468342.2018.1440054
Publication status	Published - 2018

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