Description
Did you ever wish that you had been a Waldorf student so that you could take some of those classic, yet mysterious, courses that only Waldorf students are privileged to experience? In terms of mathematics, that course is projective geometry, where eleventh graders get to bend their minds around (and through!) infinity.
So here is your chance to do so in the comfort of your own home!
Join us as we blend the elements of art, math and the imagination. Even though this mysterious topic eluded mathematicians for more than 2000 years, it is equally fascinating and accessible to both the mathematically adept and the mathematically timid. Everyone will find their concept of geometry greatly altered as they experience infinity through drawing and in their imagination.
The course will approach the vast subject of projective geometry by starting with simple geometric drawings and then studying the relationships that emerge as these drawing are altered. While much will be learned through drawing, the course will also include the historical roots of how projective geometry emerged to shake the previously firm foundation of geometry.
The course is tailored for the math teacher, the math enthusiast, and the math timid. You will be “experiencing math” through the drawings exercises. The only prerequisites for participation in the course are open-mindedness, enthusiasm, and a desire to stretch one’s imagination.
We provide all participants with free downloads.
Workshop Topics include:
- Theorem of Desargues
- Theorem of Pappus
- Waldorf Geometry Overview
- Theorem of Pascal
- Theorem of Brianchon
- Principle of Duality
- Playing with Infinity!
- Harmonic Conjugates
- Line-wise Conics
- History of Projective Geometry
- Intro to Polarity
- Polarity of a Curve
- …and much more!
