Fall 2001
T-Th 10-11:50
Instructor: Dorothy Wallace
Office: 202 Choate House
Office Hours: 9-12 Wednesday or by appointment
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Math 5, Pattern Fall 2001 T-Th 10-11:50 Instructor: Dorothy Wallace Office: 202 Choate House Office Hours: 9-12 Wednesday or by appointment |
SYLLABUS
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Written description Due Tuesday, Nov. 20
First draft due Tuesday Nov. 27
Final version due Thursday, Nov. 29, along with portfolio and shibori math hwk!
Exhibit, sometime during reading period, in conjunction with the Chance fair (the other math 5)
This assignment is a proxy for a final exam. In it I want you to show me your best art, as well as your best mathematics. Here is the scenario I want you to think about:
The math department is going to get a new building (for real!), Kemeny, located approximately right next to Bradley Hall, which is due to be taken down as soon as the new one is built. The architects have left spaces here and there to encourage conversation, and they have also planned classrooms and seminar rooms throughout the building. In addition, the first floor is likely to be a major corridor for people crossing campus. There is no room (that I know of) for large decorative objects, but there is certainly wall space. Please design a piece of art for our new building! Let it be something that is beautiful, inspirational, and very mathematical. Let it have some of the abstract algebra that we have studied in it, or else some piece of modern mathematics that you may have learned elsewhere. You might choose to demonstrate the way pattern occurs in a particular culture. You might choose to incorporate words.
I strongly suggest you surf the pattern web site for a wide range of ideas!
In addition to the art, I would like you to write one or two paragraphs that explain how the mathematics occurs in your piece. Imagine this writing displayed in a little frame next to your art, as is done in museums for the benefit of visitors. Of course, this is exactly what we will do with it!
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