Great architecture, works of art, and natural phenomena all have a foundation in mathematics. Sadly, many of us are afraid of math . . . some have even been scarred by their experience with math. This course makes the basic mathematics behind great achievements accessible to everyone. We will look at the Golden Ratio and its applications in Art, Architecture, and Nature. We will study Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the art of M.C. Escher, the Pantheon in Rome, the famous Guastavino stairway at CMU’s Baker Hall and an elegant cure for kidney stones. The only prerequisite for this course is a desire to understand and appreciate the world around us.
((Richard Wertheimer - In Person: CMU Campus - Wednesday))
