Using the arrangements formula, it is found that there are 1152 ways for the students to be arranged alternatively at the table.
<h3>What is the arrangements formula?</h3>
The number of possible arrangements of n elements is given by the factorial of n, that is:

In this problem, we have that:
- With the art students at the odd numbered places and the science students at the even numbered places, there are 4! x 4! ways.
- Same number of ways if they exchange, art even and science odd.
Hence the number of ways is:
2 x 4! x 4! = 1152
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