UCSC -- Porter 63F: Chaos, Fractals, and the Arts, Winter 2017

Homework 01. Assigned: 9 am, Friday Jan 13, 2017

DUE: 9 am, Wednesday, January 18, 2017


  • A. Art History
    Image matching: Find a painting of Kandinsky containing a thought-form and send me the captions via email to abraham@vismath.org
    Reading for discussion: Theosophy and the Arts (4 pages)
    Optional reading: MS#15, 16, 42, 44 on page R Early writings
  • B. Basic chaos math
    Reading: MS#97. A stairway to chaos (10 pages)
  • C. Computer tech
    1. Make folder for your website, HOME
    2. Download HOME/index.html
    3. Edit it till OK, put in HOME
    4. Make sub folder in HOME, Prtr63F
    5. Download HOME/Prtr63F/index.html
    6. Put in the subfolder Prtr63F
    7. Upload contents of HOME to your UCSC personal website (see HELP below)
    Now you have two copies of HOME: one in the cloud, and another on your computer.
  • C. HELP
    You may use FileZilla to upload your files to your personal website.
    UCSC ITS help for personal websites is HERE
    ITS staff in the compuuter labs can also offer help.
    Hints for steps 2 and 5 above HERE
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    Revised 13 Jan 2017 by Ralph