What a wonderfully engaging class. At first when I considered bell ringing in the cathedrals and churches, I never thought that there was so much math behind it. I assumed that someone just went up there and rang the bells however they see fit. I did not know how much organization and structure there actually was to something that sounded very much chaotic at the moment. The idea that the bell ringers could play for hours in order to complete a specific pattern is truly amazing. When it was broken down to combinatorics, that's when it became truly intriguing. The idea that using something so physical and ancient as ringing bells could bring about such advance math concepts and embody them in such a hands on way really fascinated me. I really enjoy music and using a structured pattern in math to connect with the physical act of making music is a great experience that any math student can enjoy.
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