UCSC: Porter 34B, Chaos, Fractals, and the Arts, Spring 2007

Syllabus

  • 1T, 03 Apr: Introduction
  • 2T, 10 Apr: History of patterns
  • 3T, 17 Apr: Larry Cuba: History of abstract animation
  • 4T, 24 Apr: Computer music, musical symmetry
  • 5T, 01 May: Chaos theory and fractal geometry (NOVA documentary)
  • 6T, 08 May: Chaos theory stairway to chaos, logistic family)
  • 7T, 15 May: Fractal geometry
  • 8T, 22 May: 2D iterations, Bernt Wahl: Fractals on cloth
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  • 9T, 29 May: How to make HW#6 into a final project
  • AT, 05 Jun: Last class
  • BW, 13 Jun: Final exam period, Final presentations (3 hours)
    Wednesday, 8-11 am in C-002 (original classroom)

Revised 27 May 2007 by Ralph