Aesthetics in a Mathematics for Liberal Arts Project

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Gee, Carol¹  Callahan, Jason¹ 

[1] Saint Edward`s University

关键词: Mathematics for Liberal Arts;    project;    rubric;    optimization problem;    aesthetics;    golden ratio;    golden rectangle;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.201701.11

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation

【 摘 要 】

We present and assess a project and its rubric developed and assigned in Mathematics for Liberal Arts, a general education course for non-science and non-business majors, to incorporate different skills including aesthetic design, written and oral communication, and mathematical analysis to tackle a common optimization problem with an aesthetic slant: construct a beverage can (i.e., right circular cylinder) of a given volume while taking into account the cost of materials (i.e., surface area) and aesthetic qualities (e.g., the golden ratio).

【 授权许可】

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