Spot It! Is a card game that consists of 55 cards with 8 images on each card. The object of the game is to look at two random cards and find (before anyone else) the unique pair of matching symbols on the two cards. Perhaps you thought that the game was simply a very clever designer’s work, but it actually has quite a bit of mathematics hidden in the details. We’ll talk about the history behind the game and reveal the beautiful mathematics involved in creating a deck of Spot It! Cards.
Dr. Leah Gold, associate professor at Cleveland State University will be visiting Kenyon to give this fun and playful presentation on math in card games. Join us on Monday, February 20 from 3:10 to 4:00 pm in Hayes 109 to hear all about "Spot It!" We hope to see you there!