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== Week 2 - Symmetry == | == Week 2 - Symmetry == | ||
| − | Read section | + | |
| − | Read Schattschneider page 1-19 | + | Learn more about symmetry with: |
| + | *[[Symmetric Figures Exploration]] | ||
| + | *[[Symmetry of Stars and Polygons Exploration]] | ||
| + | *[[Rotational and Reflectional Symmetry in Escher’s Prints]] | ||
| + | *[[Celtic Art Exploration]] | ||
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| + | * Read section [[Introduction to Symmetry]] | ||
| + | * Read Schattschneider page 1-19 | ||
== Week 3 - Basic Tessellations == | == Week 3 - Basic Tessellations == | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 19 July 2007
This is just one of many possible course outlines. The course outlined below was taught in 2004. This course met three times a week for 15 weeks.
This section is unfinished.
Contents
- 1 Week 1 - Euclidean Geometry
- 2 Week 2 - Symmetry
- 3 Week 3 - Basic Tessellations
- 4 Week 4- More Tessellations
- 5 Week 5 - Escher’s tessellation
- 6 Week 6 - Border Patterns, Wallpaper Groups
- 7 Week 7 - Basilica visit and Project 1
- 8 Week 8 - Exam
- 9 Week 9 - Spherical Geometry
- 10 Week 10 - Hyperbolic Geometry
- 11 Week 11 - Non-Euclidean Geometry
- 12 Week 12 - Fractals
- 13 Week 13 - Fractals, 2 and 3 dimensions
- 14 Week 14 - The 4th dimension
- 15 Week 15 - The 4th dimension
Week 1 - Euclidean Geometry
Read the introduction.
Week 2 - Symmetry
Learn more about symmetry with:
- Symmetric Figures Exploration
- Symmetry of Stars and Polygons Exploration
- Rotational and Reflectional Symmetry in Escher’s Prints
- Celtic Art Exploration
- Read section Introduction to Symmetry
- Read Schattschneider page 1-19
Week 3 - Basic Tessellations
Labor Day Holiday - day off Read Schattschneider page 19-34
Week 4- More Tessellations
Read Schattschneider page 34-52
Week 5 - Escher’s tessellation
Read intro to tessellations. Read section about Escher's Tessellations
Week 6 - Border Patterns, Wallpaper Groups
Read section about Border Patterns
Week 7 - Basilica visit and Project 1
- Work on proposals for the Project. Have students brain storm in class. See Tessellation Art Project for details.
- Discuss the fieldtrip to the Basilica Cathedral. See Seeking Symmetry
Week 8 - Exam
Fall Break Exam 1
Week 9 - Spherical Geometry
- Do the Spherical Geometry Exploration to introduce the main ideas from Spherical Geometry.
- Another approach to an introduction is the Spherical Easel Exploration.
- Further exploration: Spherical Geometry: Polygons
- Read the section on Spherical Geometry
Week 10 - Hyperbolic Geometry
Read the section on Hyperbolic Geometry
Week 11 - Non-Euclidean Geometry
Reader: 134-146
Week 12 - Fractals
Exam 2
Week 13 - Fractals, 2 and 3 dimensions
Week 14 - The 4th dimension
Thanksgiving Holiday - Days off
