The Math Midway exhibition generates excitement among a diverse group of visitors, ranging from children through adults. While young children enjoy the tactile aspects of the brightly colored and engaging exhibits, older children and adults also come away with a newfound sense of appreciation for the creative nature of mathematics.

There is a range of unique exhibits, from square-wheeled tricycles that ride smoothly on a circular track of catenary arcs, to a plane of laser light that you can pass plastic polyhedra through to find their surprising cross sections. You can create unique pen and ink drawings to take home using the mechanical harmonograph. Or play with the "organ function grinder" in which you input a number, set a function, and turn the hand crank to generate both a numerical output and a unique calliope tune which is transformed according to your function. Be sure to collect a complete set of the six souvenir math coins we are giving as game prizes, labeled with Pi, e, i, 0, -1, and infinity.

And if you attended the event, don't forget to get answers to our puzzles! Click here to learn more about these puzzles!