Viewpoints
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-12592-3 (ISBN)
An undergraduate textbook devoted exclusively to relationships between mathematics and art, Viewpoints is ideally suited for math-for-liberal-arts courses and mathematics courses for fine arts majors. The textbook contains a wide variety of classroom-tested activities and problems, a series of essays by contemporary artists written especially for the book, and a plethora of pedagogical and learning opportunities for instructors and students. Viewpoints focuses on two mathematical areas: perspective related to drawing man-made forms and fractal geometry related to drawing natural forms. Investigating facets of the three-dimensional world in order to understand mathematical concepts behind the art, the textbook explores art topics including comic, anamorphic, and classical art, as well as photography, while presenting such mathematical ideas as proportion, ratio, self-similarity, exponents, and logarithms. Straightforward problems and rewarding solutions empower students to make accurate, sophisticated drawings. Personal essays and short biographies by contemporary artists are interspersed between chapters and are accompanied by images of their work.
These fine artists--who include mathematicians and scientists--examine how mathematics influences their art. Accessible to students of all levels, Viewpoints encourages experimentation and collaboration, and captures the essence of artistic and mathematical creation and discovery. * Classroom-tested activities and problem solving * Accessible problems that move beyond regular art school curriculum * Multiple solutions of varying difficulty and applicability * Appropriate for students of all mathematics and art levels * Original and exclusive essays by contemporary artists * Forthcoming: Instructor's manual (available only to teachers)
Marc Frantz holds a BFA in painting from the Herron School of Art and an MS in mathematics from Purdue University. He teaches mathematics at Indiana University, Bloomington where he is a research associate. Annalisa Crannell is professor of mathematics at Franklin & Marshall College. She is the coauthor of "Writing Projects for Mathematics Courses".
Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1: Introduction to Perspective and Space Coordinates 1 Artist Vignette: Sherry Stone 9 Chapter 2: Perspective by the Numbers 13 Artist Vignette: Peter Galante 25 Chapter 3: Vanishing Points and Viewpoints 29 Artist Vignette: Jim Rose 39 Chapter 4: Rectangles in One-Point Perspective 43 What's My Line?: A Perspective Game 55 Chapter 5: Two-Point Perspective 59 Artist Vignette: Robert Bosch 77 Chapter 6: Three-Point Perspective and Beyond 85 Artist Vignette: Dick Termes 113 Chapter 7: Anamorphic Art 117 Viewpoints at the Movies: The Hitchcock Zoom 135 Plates follow page 138 Chapter 8: Introduction to Fractal Geometry 139 Artist Vignette: Teri Wagner 157 Chapter 9: Fractal Dimension 161 Artist Vignette: Kerry Mitchell 193 Answers to Selected Exercises 197 Appendix: Information for Instructors 215 Annotated References 223 Index 229
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.7.2011 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 12 color illus. 50 halftones. 150 line illus. |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 794 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-12592-9 / 0691125929 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-12592-3 / 9780691125923 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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