This semester, I have been using BlendSpace to hold all of the videos, images, and links that I share with this class. We do a number of hands-on activities in each class, so those aren’t captured in these “lessons,” but a generally post a link to a description of a similar activity for student who… Read More Math | Art | Design, Spring 2016
This week we finished with symmetry. You can click here for notes in which I review the types of symmetry (reflection, rotation, translation, and glide reflection) and go over how we categorize rosettes, frieze patterns, and wallpaper patterns. I also gave out this flowchart that can be used to help you classify a wallpaper pattern. Your… Read More Week 8 Recap: Symmetry wrap-up and a first taste of fractals
Hi all! This week you got your first taste of drawing your own fractals in class, and started to learn more about fractals from the Nova video Hunting the Hidden Dimension. Remember that fractals are self-similar when we zoom in to an arbitrarily small region, are created by iteration, and are rough or fragmented. We… Read More Week 5: Homework and More
Here are notes and materials from our fourth week of MAD: Here are the notes projected up in both classes. Particularly if you missed Monday due to weather, read over these and leave a comment with any questions. All of Vi Hart’s videos on the Fibonacci sequence and plants: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3… Read More Week 4: Iteration
Hi all — Thanks for your indulgence in class today, and thanks for your willingness to think about and talk about infinity these past few weeks. We’ll have a wrap-up discussion next time and we’ll transition to talking about a visual take on infinity through fractals. Some things I mentioned in class today: Pi Day,… Read More Links, and your next assignment
Today’s class is about meeting each other, getting to know the class, and INFINITY, our first topic this semester. Along the way we are going to hit some of the following: Infinity Elephants by Vi Hart. Can you make an infinite caravan of elephants, camels, or anything else? Hilbert’s Hotel, which you can read more… Read More Week 1: Talking Infinity
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