The Faculty of Interior Architecture / Interior Architecture
ST-79 | Mathematics
Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 1C+1S | ECTS Credits: 2
Department: Technical Sciences
- Titular:
- lect.dr.mat. Anca Vitcu
- Learning outcomes:
- a) understand the visual principles of geometric composition;
b) understand the concepts of fractal geometry and capacity of applying them in design projects;
c) ability to create design projects that satisfy aesthetic constraints. - Content:
- The mathematical course provides insight into the design process and gives consistency to design projects through visual structure. It is a support for understanding the visual principles of geometric composition. These principles include an understanding of classical proportioning systems such as the golden section, geometrical figures associated with golden section and root rectangles, as well as interrelationships of forms, and regulating lines. The types of symmetries will be approached based on modern mathematics theories and analyzed through examples provided by ornamental art and art objects of different cultures. The role of geometric fractals in design and art projects are described and specialized software are employed for real-time demo. The seminars explain visually the principles of geometric composition and offer a wide selection of design products that are visually analyzed by these principles. For applications a specialized software will be used (Matlab, Maya).
- Teaching Method:
- Theoretical lectures and applications
- Assessment:
- Written exam (based on seminar issues) (20%), seminar activity (20%), written exam based on course issues (60%)
- Bibliography:
- PANOFSKY E. - La perspective comme forme symbolique, Les Editions de Minuit, 2006;
RUSKIN J. - Les sept lampes de l'architecture, Klincksieck, 2008;
VITCU, A. – Elemente de geometrie clasică în arhitectură (în curs de apariţie);
VITCU, A. - Elemente de geometrie modernă în arhitectura contemporană (în curs de apariţie);
Weyl, H. - Symmetry, Princeton University Press, 1952;
serge.mehl.free.fr/base/index_cbe.html: Les courbes de Chronomath;
xahlee.org/SpecialPlaneCurves_dir/specialPlaneCurves.html: Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves;
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