| Course Title: The Mathematics of Perspective Drawing |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: How do we calculate the optimal viewing distance of a painting? If we are drawing a building, how do we decide which lines are parallel and which intersect? Renaissance artists answered both questions using the idea of linear perspective. We will use the mathematics of perspective drawing to solve visual puzzles, create drawings, and analyze works from the collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Readings and writings will invite students to think about the nature of perception and how we describe the world around us. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| 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 |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 420 | Weekly |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 422 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 19 | 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 |
Optional | 39.71 |
| Title: They Say I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393924091 Publisher: |
Optional | $ 23..45 |
| 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. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The Viewpoints book and Flatland are both required, but purchase is optional. You may download PDFs for free from the library website. |