The 2002 State Science Day winner of the Mathematical
Association of America - Ohio Section Award for Excellence was John Platig a
tenth grader from New Knoxville High School. His project, entitled "Are there
ratios common to all of music" examined the differences in tonal ratios
between western musical scales and those scales employed in eastern music. His
project sought to devise equations and ratios for each. This project blended
John's love of mathematics and music as he searches for music with wide appeal.
The Award consists of $100 and a subscription to Mathematics Magazine.
State Science Day was hosted by Ohio State University on May 11, 2002 and
was sponsored by the Ohio Academy of Science, American Electric Power, The Ohio
Environmental Education Fund, and Roxane Laboratories.
David E. Meel
Bowling Green State U.