Mathematics and Literature: The OuLiPo Movement

Mathematics and Literature: The OuLiPo Movement

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Arts

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

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The video explores the intersection of mathematics and literature, focusing on the Bourbaki and OuLiPo movements. It highlights Queneau's method of generating sonnets using mathematical permutations and the N plus 7 technique for altering poetry. The discussion extends to the use of mathematical structures in literature, such as Perec's novels, and the influence of mathematics on art and music. The video concludes with examples of how art can inspire mathematical research.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the Bourbaki group?

To explore the potential of literature

To rewrite the foundations of mathematics

To create a new form of poetry

To develop new mathematical equations

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Queneau manage to create a vast number of sonnets?

By using a computer algorithm

By collaborating with other poets

By employing mathematical permutations

By translating existing sonnets

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the n plus 7 technique?

A technique to solve mathematical equations

A way to shift nouns in a poem by seven places in the dictionary

A strategy to write novels without using the letter 'e'

A method to create new sonnets

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key characteristic of the OuLiPo movement?

It focuses solely on mathematical equations

It is a group of musicians exploring new rhythms

It aims to rewrite historical texts

It combines mathematics and literature to inspire creativity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which author used a Latin-Graeco square as a structure for a novel?

Raymond Queneau

Italo Calvino

Jorge Luis Borges

George Perec

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which author is known for using mathematical ideas in storytelling, such as in 'The Library of Babel'?

George Perec

Raymond Queneau

Jorge Luis Borges

Italo Calvino

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the unique challenge faced by translators of George Perec's novel that avoided the letter 'e'?

Translating it into a language with no vowels

Maintaining the constraint of avoiding the letter 'e'

Converting it into a mathematical formula

Adapting it into a musical composition

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