COR 435 ART THROUGH A MATHEMATICAL LENS
This course provides an introduction to the connections between mathematics and visual arts. Topics may include the golden ratio, geometry, tessellations, computer-generated animation, and fractals, and students will explore how each of these topics influences (and is influenced by) works of art. This introduction to the connections between mathematics and visual arts is designed to highlight how the two subjects affect perception and shape our individual viewpoints. This course is writing intensive. Open to students in the third or fourth year of study.