UCSC: Porter 34B, Chaos, Fractals, and the Arts, Spring 2003

Period A: 12:00-12:45pm; Period B: 1:00-1:45pm
Lecture meetings (A and B) will be in Porter C-002. It is under the Dining Hall.

Syllabus

  • 1T, 04/01/02: Course intro [Details]
  • 2T, 04/08/02: Chaos theory [Details]
  • 3T, 04/15/02: NOVA video [Details]
  • 4T, 04/22/02: 2D and 3D flows, 1D and 2D maps, fractals [Details]
  • 5T, 04/29/02: PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE
    A&B--Leonard Shlain, art and science ** [Details]
  • 6T, 05/06/03: A&B--visual music, Larry Cuba and Pam Turner ** [Details]
  • 7T, 05/13/03: A--MIDTERM;
    B--Sue Friedland, Complex quilting, w/ Karl Young ** [Details]
  • 8T, 05/20/03: A--Frank Galuszka**, Style and reality
    B--Dave Cope**, Music created by computers
  • 9T, 05/27/03: A: Rudy Rucker, Art and Science: the Answers
    B--Discussion or lecture by ralph
  • 10T,06/03/03: A--Discussion or lecture by ralph
    B--Loren Means & Scott Draves**,
  • 11T,06/10/03: PRESENTATIONS, Final exam period, 8-11 am SCHEDULE
** denotes guest speaker confirmed (firm date)
Revised 19 May 2003 by Ralph