Mathematics and the Art - With a Budapest Tint — ART

Course description: The aim of the course is to learn about the connection between Mathematics and the Art: music, visual arts, architecture, literature and dance. We will involve examples from Hungarian culture where possible, and make related field trips during class time.

Sample Topics:

  • Sound, tuning and intervals (analysis)
  • Color (analysis)
  • Patterns and symmetry (geometry, abstract algebra, combinatorics, number theory)
  • Shifts in dimension (geometry)
  • Paper folding (geometry)
  • Fractal art and music
  • Artificial intelligence and art

Sample Field Trips: