Section Info: MATH-120PA-01

Course Title: Explorations in Geometry: 'The Mathematics of Perspective Drawing'

Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019

Term: Fall Semester 2019

Description: How do we calculate the optimal viewing distance of a painting? If you are drawing a building, how do you decide which lines are parallel and which intersect? In this course students will learn the mathematics of perspective drawing, which answers both questions. We will explore ways to use mathematics to analyze and create art.

Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , TP - Topics Course

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Jessica Sidman	413-538-3251	jsidman@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019	Lecture	Monday, Wednesday and Friday	01:30PM - 02:45PM	CLAP - Clapp Laboratory	420	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

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Course Availability
Section status: Closed	Capacity: 18	Enrollment: 18	Available: 0	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
Title: Viewpoints: Mathematical Perspective and Fractal Geometry in Art Author: Crannell, Franz, Annalisa, Marc Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780691125923 Publisher: Princeton University Press	Required	39.71
Title: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Author: Abbot, Edwin A. Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 048627263X Publisher: Dover	Optional	3.00

Additional Book Comments

This is the complete book list for this class.

Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop

Instructor's comments about the book list: The text by Franz and Crannell is required for the course. We will also have discussions and activities based on the book Flatland. Any edition of Flatland is fine. It is listed as "optional" because it is also possible to find it free online, so you do not need to purchase the book.