Unlimited, MoMath’s Mix-n-Mingle: Gridlocked: Geometry under the Manhattan Metric

Sun Jun 1, 2025
6:30pm to 8:30pm ET
Age: Middle and High School Students
Price: $10
Location:
National Museum of Mathematics

Middle and high school students can indulge in an evening of mathematical (and parent-free!) fun at MoMath’s mix-n-mingle program. 

Euclidean geometry assumes that the shortest path between two points is a straight line — but New Yorkers know that sometimes buildings get in the way. Join us to explore geometry under the “Manhattan metric,” where travel is restricted to a grid and four is the equivalent of pi. Start with playful examples about a dog named Pumpkin Pi and his gridlocked companion Pumpkin Four, and end with an application to the 1854 cholera outbreak in London, a seminal event in the field of epidemiology.

Plus, explore dynamic exhibits, enjoy fun, hands-on mathematical exploration, and boogie down on New York City’s only interactive, light-up Voronoi dance floor, all with a peer group that thinks math is cool.

Register online in advance.

An adult chaperone (a parent, guardian, or other designated provider) must be present to sign in/out each student. The adult chaperone must provide a mobile number to be contacted in the event of an emergency during the event. Students cannot sign themselves in for the event nor self-dismiss, and curbside drop-offs and pick-ups cannot be accommodated. Exceptions may be made for students over 16 with ID.

 

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