Section Info: PHYS-109-01

Course Title: Science on Screen
Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025
Term: Spring Semester 2025
Description: For our entire lives, movies have captured our attention, whether at the theater or on our phones. Filmmaking is a highly technical art, and scientific principles determine what is possible. Filmmakers develop creative solutions within these principles to trick the viewer into believing what they see. Advances in science also advance filmmaking, influencing photography, production design, and so on. Additionally, scientists use these techniques to carry out their research. This course will explore the many intersections of science and filmmaking. Students will use basic mathematics (algebra, geometry) to complete brief weekly homework assignments, and will prepare a final video project.
Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Kerstin Nordstrom             knordstr@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   03:15PM - 04:30PM   CLEV - Cleveland   003L   Weekly
01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025   Film Screening   Wednesday   07:15PM - 10:05PM   CLEV - Cleveland   003L   Weekly

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Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 38     Enrollment: 30     Available: 8     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

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