MATH 124: Math & the Art of M. C. Escher
Spring 2007
MWF 10:00-10:50 in Shannon 118
(Updated
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News
Final Art Project
The assignment is on the web at
EscherWiki "Art
and Mathematics Project"
Your (written/sketched) plan is due Monday April 30.
Your final project is due at the start of our scheduled
final exam period, Monday May 7 at 12:00pm. We will have a brief art show,
possibly with performances.
The third exam will be Monday, May 7 after the art show.
It will be a 1 hour
exam, like the first two, and will only cover material in the last third of
the course. (It's not a final, just a third exam.)
Remaining office hours for Spring 2007:
W 5/2 from 2-3pm, Th 5/3 from 12:30-1:30pm, F 5/4 in the afternoon,
M 5/7 from 10-11am.
Course Information
Resources & References
Homework assignments
- Due Friday, 1/26:
Read Pg. 1-15 in VOS
Read EscherWiki
Sections I and II.1
Do EscherWiki Rosette Exercises #1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10,12,13
- Due Monday, 2/5:
Read Pg. 15-31 in VOS
Read EscherWiki
Section II.2
Do EscherWiki Frieze Exercises #1-9
- Due Monday 2/12:
Read Pg. 31-44, 77-78 in VOS
Read EscherWiki
Section II.3
Do EscherWiki Wallpaper Exercises #1-7
- Due Friday 3/2:
Read Pg 106-117, 254-260 in VOS
Read EscherWiki
Section III.1 and III.2
Do EscherWiki Polygonal Tessellations Exercises #2-11
- Due Friday 3/23:
Read Pg 91, 248-254 in VOS
Read EscherWiki Section IV
Do EscherWiki Self-similarity Exercises #1-14
- Due Wednesday 3/28:
Read Pg 243-247 in VOS
Read EscherWiki Section V.2 Spherical Geometry
Do Spherical Geometry Exercises #1-8, 12-15.
- Due Friday 4/13:
Read EscherWiki Section V.2 Spherical Geometry
Read: Calter, The Platonic Solids.
Do Spherical Geometry Exercises #18-27,29-32,34.
- Due Friday 4/20:
Read EscherWiki Section V.3 Hyperbolic Geometry
Do Hyperbolic Geometry Exercises #1-11.
- Due Monday 4/30:
Read EscherWiki Section VII
Read: Chapter 13 of The Magic Mirror of MC Escher (handout).
Do Depth and Perspective Exercises #1-11.