The professor said Legos have a lot of ways to illustrate math and problem solving, starting at the most basic level: 'How many ways can I put the Lego bricks together.' 'The problem was to choose a time that was long enough to be possible, short enough to keep things interesting,' said Miller. This culmination of the class set the goal to build the Lego set in under 10 minutes. The record-breaking event took place Wednesday afternoon at the '62 Center as parents and the Williams community cheered them on.įifty-nine of the ship-building students had been taking 'The Mathematics of Lego Bricks,' a monthlong Winter Study class offered by mathematics professor Steven Miller. That's nearly a minute faster than last year's attempt. Some 70 students from the college and Williamstown Elementary School snapped more than 3,000 Legos together to create a Super Star Destroyer in less than 10 minutes.
The Lego 'team' at Williams College proved a Force to be reckoned. 02:38AM / Thursday, JanuPrint Story | Email Story Some of the students pose with their creation on Wednesday.
