Note: There are two syllabuses for this Mathematics in Art course. This information is the Art Syllabus for the Mathematics in Art course (FA 1020 & Math 1020 section A02), to receive the Mathematics Syllabus for the Mathematics in Art course or information regarding the Mid-Term and Final Exam contact the Mathematics Professor.
University of Manitoba School of Art
Course Syllabus – FA 1020 / Math 1020 Mathematics in Art A02 Jan 07- Apr 10, 2013
University of Manitoba School of Art
Course Syllabus – FA 1020 / Math 1020 Mathematics in Art A02 Jan 07- Apr 10, 2013
Instructors: Derek Brueckner, Art Part of Course
Dr. Michelle Davidson, Math Part of Course
Office for Derek Brueckner: ART Lab 460
Office Hours for Derek Brueckner:
after class on Tuesdays & Thursdays until 10:30 am
(or feel free to e-mail instructor to arrange for mutually agreeable time)
Location and Lecture Times:
136 ART LAB Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:30 am - 9:45 am
Estimate costs of materials & supplies: $60 - $125
Course Purpose: In this course we will examine and explore the appearance of mathematics and mathematical ideas in the visual arts.
Instructional Methods: The art portion of this course will include primarily lectures and presentation of examples along with some class discussions.
Required Readings: Math and Art Textbook, Lecture Notes and course Website/Blog
Grading/Evaluation:
Assignment 1 - Perspective Assignment 10% of course (set by Derek Brueckner)
Assignment 2 - Sketchbook Assignment 10% of course (set by Derek Brueckner)
Assignment 3 – Final Project Assignment 20% of course (set by Derek Brueckner)
Mid –Term and Final Exam 60% (set by Dr Davidson)
Details on sketchbooks and the projects will be discussed in class.
Deadline dates are included on assignment sheets, in on line information and in schedule of this syllabus and late submissions will be penalized. (See page 4 in Evaluation section of this syllabus for further information regarding late submissions)
Electronic Notification:
You will also be required to have a University of Manitoba email account. This email account will ensure cohesive communication with instructor and all enrolled students in this course. The U of M email accounts are free for all University of Manitoba students and will be imperative for this course. As a university policy it is mandatory that all students maintain and regularly monitor a University of Manitoba email account. Critical information from the registrar, instructors and the School of Art will be relayed to you through the Web mail, Jump and Aurora electronic notification systems.
Create your University of Manitoba email account at:
Forward your U of M email account to another email address:
For assistance regarding your U of M email account visit Information Services and Technology at 123 Fletcher Argue or contact by Telephone at: 474-9249 or Email at support@umanitoba.ca
People may use their other email accounts to contact art instructor but you still must be able to receive and monitor emails using your U of M email address.
New Information: When contacting Instructor indicate first and last name and section of course (A01 or A02)
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New Information: When contacting Instructor indicate first and last name and section of course (A01 or A02)
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Due Dates of Art Assignments and Tentative Schedule of Mathematics in Art Topics and Assignments by Derek Brueckner (Art Instructor)*
MATH 1020 / FA1020, Winter 2013
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Math (Dr.K)
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Art (DB)
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A tentative schedule of topics/dates
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1
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A course overview; Euclidean Constructions (1)
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Tues 8-Jan
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* Tues-Jan 8 Distribution of Art Syllabus & Supplies List for Art part of course
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2
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Art Lecture 1: Examples of Art Work influenced by Euclidean Constructions and presentation of Sketchbook Assignment
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Thur 10-Jan
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3
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Euclidean Constructions (2); Golden Ratio (1)
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Tues 15-Jan
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4
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Golden: Rectangles Triangles, Spirals; Fibonacci Sequence (1)
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Thur 17-Jan
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5
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Art Lecture 2: Perspective and presentation of Perspective Assignments
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Tues 22-Jan
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6
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Fibonacci Sequence (2); Symmetries (1)
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Thur 24-Jan
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7
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Symmetries (2); Groups of Symmetries
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Tues 29-Jan
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8
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Art Lecture 3: The Golden Ratio
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Thur 31-Jan
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9
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Friezes, Tilings; Fractals (1)
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Tues 5-Feb
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10
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Fractals (2)
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Thur 7-Feb
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11
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Art Lecture 4: Basic Symmetries Part 1
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Tues 12-Feb
Perspective Assignments Due
(10% of course)
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12
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Fractals; Midterm Review
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Thur 14-Feb
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Spring Break
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Feb 18 to 22
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Mid-Term Exam written on February 25 (Monday), at 5:30
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13
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Art Lecture 5: Basic Symmetries Part 2 & presentation of Final Project Assignment
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Tues 26-Feb
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14
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Perspective
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Thur 28-Feb
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15
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Art Lecture 6: Colour Theory & Art Materials Demo
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Tues 5-Mar
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16
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Conic Constructions; Platonic Solids (1)
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Thur 7-Mar
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17
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Platonics (2)
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Tues 12-Mar
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18
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Art Lecture 7: Art & Design in Relation to Fractals & Conic Sections
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Thur 14-Mar
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19
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Hyperbolic Geometry (1)
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Tues 19-Mar
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20
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Hyperbolic Geometry (2)
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Thur 21-Mar
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21
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Art Lecture 8: Art & Design in Relation to Polyhedrons
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Tues 26-Mar
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22
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Topology (1)
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Thur 28-Mar
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23
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Art Lecture 9: Art & Design in relation to Hyperbolic Plane & Topology
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Tues 2-Apr
Sketchbook Assignment Due (10% of course)
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24
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Topology (2)
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Thur 04-Apr
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25
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Final Exam Review
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Tues 9-Apr
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Tues 9-Apr
Final Assignment Due
(20% of course)
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26
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Final Exam (dates to be determined by U of M)
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Art Assignments = 40%
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Mid-Term + Final Exam = 60%
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March 20, Wednesday Last day to VW from winter term courses (no refund)
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FA 1020/Math 1020 Mathematics in Art A02 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Electronic Devices In Class:
Cell phones and most other electronic devices must be turned off during class time. This also includes no text messaging during class time.
Class Attendance Policy:
Regular attendance is expected of all students in all courses. The Office of the School of Art will issue a letter of warning when a student has had three unexcused absences for any course in a given term. An instructor may initiate procedures to debar a student from attending classes and from final examinations and/or from receiving credit where unexcused absences exceed those permitted.
If student in your class is in violation of this policy, you are responsible for contacting the Student Advisor to arrange for a letter to be sent
Plagiarism and Cheating Policy:
To plagiarize is to take ideas or words of another person and pass them off as one’s own. In short, it is stealing something intangible rather than an object. Obviously, it is not necessary to state the source of well known or easily verifiable facts, but students are expected to acknowledge the sources of ideas and expressions they use in their written work, whether quoted directly or paraphrased. This applies to diagrams, statistical tables and the like, as well as to written material, and materials or information from Internet sources. To provide adequate and correct documentation is not only an indication of academic honesty but is also a courtesy, which enables the reader to consult these sources with ease. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism. It will also be considered plagiarism and/or cheating if a student submits a term paper written in whole or in part by someone other than him/herself, or copies the answer or answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment. Plagiarism or any other form of cheating in examinations, or term tests (e.g., crib notes) is subject to serious academic penalty (e.g. suspension or expulsion from the faculty or university). A student found guilty of contributing to cheating in examinations or term assignments is also subject to serious academic penalty.
Similarly, to copy, parts, or to reproduce everything from an artist’s individual artwork and pass them off as one’s own is also considered a form of plagiarism. When completing assignments or presenting work done in self-directed studio art projects, students should be avoiding this practice, since what is expected is that you will originate the ‘look or ‘style’ of the work from your own responses to the subject or ideas in question. To do otherwise, through the knowing use of printed or internet reproductions of published artists work would be academically dishonest, except in cases where to make direct copy was a requirements of the assignment by an instructor, or that your idea required such a response. In those cases it is clear as to the intent to copy and is a pubic aspect of the meaning of the work.
Statement on Student Participation in the Presentation or Discussion of Art:
At the School of Art, numerous required and elective courses contain content that includes working from the nude model and some language, imagery, or dialogue that may offend students. In particular, the School of Art provides comprehensive art training that requires use of the nude model in some courses. In viewing and discussing works of art, the School of Art encourages the broadest possible tolerance consistent with Canadian law.
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FA 1020/Math 1020 Mathematics in Art A02 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
EVALUATION - Grading Criteria:
All assignments are due at the beginning of class, once the instructor has left the classroom the assignment is considered late. Assignments submitted late will have one letter grade deducted per day. (For example an assignment that is one day late that is evaluated at a B+ letter grade will receive a B letter grade) No assignments will be accepted 3 days past the due date and no assignments will be accepted on the weekends for submission. Please note that the School of Art will not accept assignments at the office. Arrangements have to be made with the instructor to submit late assignments.
Doctor’s notes must indicate specific dates effected by illness.
Letter Grade System
The grade of ‘D’ is regarded as marginal in most courses by all faculties and schools. It contributes to decreasing a sessional or cumulative Grade Point Average to less than 2.0. The course in which ‘D’ standing is obtained need not be repeated except by probationary students in certain faculties or where a grade of ‘C’ or better is required in a prerequisite subject. It may be repeated for the purpose of improving a grade point average. Students in doubt as to the status of their record should consult an advisor in their faculty or school.
Letter Grade Grade Point Value
A+ 4.5 Exceptional
A 4.0 - 4.4 Excellent
B+ 3.5 - 3.9 Very Good
B 3.0 - 3.4 Good
C+ 2.5 - 2.9 Satisfactory
C 2.0 - 2.4 Adequate
D 1.0 - 1.9 Marginal
F 0 – 0.9 Failure
P Pass
S Standing
Grade of A or A+ (GPA of 4.0 to 4.5) Excellent to Exceptional: A thorough and thoughtful treatment of the assignment presented consistently in an original, logical and convincing manner. The “A” assignment has clearly articulated formal and conceptual ideas, which are innovative, complex, and thoroughly researched. Generally the ”A” assignment demonstrates an excellent level of research, versatility, criticality and a breadth of formal and conceptual skill sets. All of the assignment’s objectives in terms of quality and quantity are achieved in an excellent or exceptional manner. In addition to demonstrating the assignment objectives at an excellent level and synthesizing formal and conceptual elements at an excellent level often an ”A” work offers supplementary strengths as an excellent example of contemporary art and or takes the work beyond and in addition to the assignment’s objectives.
Grade of B or B+ (GPA of 3.0 to 3.9) Good to Very Good: This is a good or very good assignment in most ways, but it is generally less thoughtful than an “A” work. Often “B” assignments are those that mostly repeat what the instructor and the readings have taught, and do so in a way that makes it apparent that the student understands the concepts and objectives, but does not add much to them. The B assignment may be less sophisticated than an “A” assignment, but the “B” is still reasonably competent and conveys ideas and concepts to the viewer. At times the B assignment may offer some innovation or go beyond assignment requirements in certain parts of the assignment but simultaneously may be missing some the assignment’s objectives or those assignment objectives are presented in a less sophisticated manner. Overall, generally in the B assignment the assignment objectives are achieved in a less sophisticated and innovative manner than the A assignment in terms of formal (visual literacy) and conceptual ideas (thematic content).
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FA 1020/Math 1020 Mathematics in Art A02 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
EVALUATION - Grading Criteria (continued):
Grade of C or C+ (GPA of 2.0 to 2.9) Adequate to Satisfactory): An assignment that shows an understanding of most concepts and objectives involved in the assignment, but does not treat it thoroughly or does not synthesize the assignment into an entirely clear manner. In the C assignment the ideas are visually and or conceptually vague and may appear to be contradictory, or visually noisy or confused. Strong effort by a student may be given for a C assignment, but the work struggles to convey the assignment objectives in terms of demonstrating visual literacy and conceptual ideas in the work.
Grade of D (GPA of 1.0 to 1.9) Marginal: Seriously flawed. The assignment neither demonstrates an understanding of the material nor articulates any coherent ideas or concepts. The assignment might wander among several ideas with out developing any single one. There is no focus in this kind of work. Often a D assignment will be presented as incomplete or unfinished. In a “D” assignment a student might rely on others’ work rather than developing her/his ideas. The instructor might wonder if the student tried at all.
Grade of F (GPA of 0 to 0.9) Failure: Little redemptive value appears in “F” work. The assignment fails to address the assignment in fundamental ways. There is no real answer to any of the problems posed by the assignment, and there is no real engagement in the topic in any way. The work often fails to be coherent at all and demonstrates no effort or any of the objectives. Generally the student who receives an F on their assignment does very little of the required work, nor utilizes criticism, and often their classroom attendance is in violation of university policy.
If there are any questions or comments regarding the above grading criteria feel free to talk to the instructor during class, or schedule a meeting outside of class.
Access to School of Art Computer Lab:
Access to the School of Art computer lab in room 340 ART Lab 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
If you are are not a school of art student who requires access to the computer lab or you require access out of weekday hours contact Franc Fernandez at Franc.Fernandez@ad.umanitoba.ca or 474-8801
Return of Student Work:
The recommended retention period for unclaimed student work is no less than 2 weeks. After two weeks unclaimed assignments will become property of the School of Art and will be disposed of at its discretion.
