| Week | Day | MATH 1020 FA1020, A02, Slot#5 Winter 2008 | Math | Art | ||||
| A tentative schedule of topics/dates | SK | MPD | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | What is "Math in Art"? A course overview | 8-Jan | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Pythagorean Theorem, Euclidean Constructions | 10-Jan | |||||
| 3 | Euclidean Const-s/Role of geometric constructions in visual arts | 10-Jan | 15-Jan | |||||
| 3 | 4 | The golden rectangle, regular pentagon | 17-Jan | |||||
| 5 | Ratio, proportions and aesthetics | 22-Jan | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | Fibonacci sequence, spiral and growth graphics | 24-Jan | |||||
| 7 | Symmetries in the Euclidean Plane | 29-Jan | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | Symmetries in business graphics, logo designs | 31-Jan | |||||
| 9 | Classification of plane symmetries, problems | 5-Feb | ||||||
| 6 | 10 | Geometry of Fractals | 7-Feb | |||||
| 11 | Order and Chaos in Art and Design | 12-Feb | ||||||
| 7 | 12 | Planar Tilings; why only 3?; Escher-style art | 14-Feb | |||||
| 13 | Mid-term Review | 26-Feb | ||||||
| 14 | Mid-Term Exam written in the class --- Feb 28 | |||||||
| 8 | 15 | Perspective Drawing, vanishing points, infinity | 4-Mar | |||||
| 16 | Perspective Geometry | 6-Mar | ||||||
| 9 | 17 | Conic constructions | 11-Mar | |||||
| 18 | Conics in Art and Design | 13-Mar | ||||||
| 10 | 19 | Platonic Solids in Fine Arts | 18-Mar | |||||
| 20 | Regular Polyhedra: Platonic Solids, why only 5? | 20-Mar | ||||||
| 11 | 21 | Hyperbolic Canvas; PoincarŽ Model | 25-Mar | |||||
| 22 | Visual art in hyperbolic canvas - Escher's art | 27-Mar | ||||||
| 12 | 23 | Topological Structures, homotopy, genus | 1-Apr | |||||
| 24 | Topological Sculptures, Mobius bands, other visuals | 3-Apr | ||||||
| 13 | 25 | Course Summary, conclusion, SEEQ evaluation | 8-Apr | |||||
| 26 | Course Summary, solving problems etc. | 10-Apr | ||||||
| Final Exam (dates to be determined by U of M) | ||||||||
| Total Lecture Hours | 14.5 | 10.5 | ||||||
| Art Project(s), including sketchbook 40 | ||||||||
| Mid-Term + Final Exam 25 + 35 = 60 | ||||||||
| RP = Dr.Sasho Kalajdzievski | ||||||||
| MD = Dr. Michelle Davidson | ||||||||