LEARNING OUTCOMES
During the course students will learn to understand some of the spatial constraints governing visual making, how they relate to each other, and what are the geometric and topological concepts used to refer to them. The students will learn how to represent structures and spaces in interesting and effective means. They will also learn to recognize and contextualize various geometric and topological phenomena, talk about them using appropriate vocabulary, solve spatial problems arising from their own practice, and know where to find further information about them. Dealing with the properties of polygons, meshes, solids and their projections, many contents of the course are perfect for application in digital technologies such as programming, CAD and 3D printing.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 29.11.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Taneli Luotoniemi
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Topics discussed include tilings and patterns, polyhedra, space-fillings, symmetries, projections, perspective, topology, hyperbolic and projective geometries, knots, 4-dimensional space, geometry in fiction, and mathematical art.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Participation in teaching, completed assignments.
Minimum 80% attendance.
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Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
6 ECTS ≈ 162h
Contact teaching 12x4 hours = 48h
Individual/group work: 87h
The working methods include lectures, demonstrations, exercises, workshops and discussions. The assessment is based on activity during the meetings and on the exercises, where the focus is on the treatment of the subject, artistic inventiveness, and the articulated and careful execution.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 Autumn I - IIEnrollment :
This course is designed for Math&Arts minor studies.
Minimum amount of participants: 8
Maximum amount of participants varies according to the implementation of the course.
Is spaces are left, then:
Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture:
https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts