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: Instructors manual (available only to teachers)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Useful ResourceBy midenoAn excellent exploration of Shakespeare from the actors perspective. I frequently use examples from its chapters in rehearsal to start discussions.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy JFPA superb learning tool for the beginning. intermediate. and advanced Shakespearean actor.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Thanks for this!By Joy BussertMy daughter is studying Shakespeare at Wellesley College outside of Boston where they have a historic Shakespeare House and Society. I bought this for her for Christmas along with the DVD collection with actor interviews at the recommendation of Eric Powell Holm who directed Hamlet when my daughter was acting in Shakespeare plays with the South High School Theatre Department in Minneapolis. I was grateful to have this suggestion for a Xmas gift and she was very happy to take it back to college with her!
