I went to the presentation by Dr. Morgan on Tuesday, and I really enjoyed it. I felt that he was a very entertaining presenter and that I actually understood what he was talking about. The thing that I found most difficult about the presentation was trying to determine which form had the least amount of surface area for the double, triple, quadruple bubbles and so on, even up to 13 or something like that. I don't understand how they would calculate that to find which structure was the best. He had students go up and guess and pick which one they thought had the least surface area, but I just didn't really understand how to even begin to determine that.
I really enjoyed going to the presentation, especially I had heard of the double bubble theorem, but I honestly had no idea what it was. It was great to learn a little bit more about it, especially in such a fun way. Another thing that I really enjoyed was the displays he put on the overhead projector about finding the equilibrium state of the bubbles. He dipped the structure into the soapy water and showed that it found its balance when all three angles forming the connection were the same. (This is really hard for me to explain, but it was cool to see). It was interesting to see the lines of the bubbles move to this equilibrium state just as Dr. Morgan said they would. I learned that I am a terrible guesser since I got most of his questions wrong on the projector, but I also learned a little more about what the double bubble theorem is.
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