Mathematics in Art
This course deals with the period beginning with Pythagoras in ancient Greece and goes up to the present day. Topics include Godel's incompleteness theorem, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, infinity, paradoxes, and soap film experiments. Also discussed are black holes, the Big Bang theory, and relativity and quantum theory. The course is open to all Cooper Union students but is primarily oriented toward making the above-mentioned concepts comprehensive to those with very little mathematics in their background. Engineering students should see the Mathematics faculty and their advisor(s) for permission to take this course. The relatedness of seemingly distant fields (science, art, mathematics, music) is a central theme of the course.
3 general studies credits. Spring only. Bailyn
Course Code: Ma 151.1