Geometry, Art, and Mathematical Thinking
Overview
Subject area
EECE
Catalog Number
756
Course Title
Geometry, Art, and Mathematical Thinking
Department(s)
Description
Elective course within the Mathematics Education Specialty. This course addresses key geometric concepts in the context of artistic creations, such as the work of M.C. Escher and the tiling patterns of various cultures. Concepts addressed include congruence, similarity, symmetry, and transformations. Other topics include coordinate geometry, tessellation of shapes, and the relationship between two- and three-dimensional shapes. This course integrates applications to the microcomputer as well.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Graduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3