Max Tohline, Converging to One, 2007.jpg
I spent my 2007 spring break installing this mathematical mural in the 89.7FM KMNR studios in Altman Hall, Missouri S&T (then UMR). Though the numbers on this mural may at first seem randomly arranged, their order is dictated by a simple arithme
Kmnr-mural1.jpg
Though the algorithm used goes by many names, its most common name is the Collatz Algorithm, and it specifies the following rule: if a number is odd, multiply it by three and add one. If a number is even, divide by two. It is conjectured that if thi
DSCN4041.JPG
At least two mistakes appear on Converging to One. But there’s a happy accident as well: 897, which is ten times KMNR’s frequency [89.7] appears near the very end. I didn’t plan this. It just happened.
installation images and collage of preparatory studies courtesy of Ron Erickson
prev / next