Professor Annalisa Crannell of Franklin and Marshall College will be giving the  2007 CoSMiC Lecture on  May 10, 2007 at 7 p.m. in YR 205.

Refreshments will be available at 6:30 in the fourth floor foyer. 

 

National Science Foundation - sponsored CoSMiC Scholars Program 2007 Lecture:

MATH , GRAPHICS, AND ART: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE PRETTY

“How do artists and computer animators portray a 3-dimensional world on a 2-dimensional canvas?”

A Guest Lecture by  Dr. Annalisa Crannell
Associate Professor of Mathematics
at Franklin & Marshall College

Abstract: Dust off those old similar triangles, and get ready to put them to new use in looking at art! We're going to explore the mathematics behind perspective paintings — a mathematics that starts off with simple rules, and yet leads into really lovely, really tricky mathematical puzzles.  Why do artists use vanishing points? What's the difference between 1-point and 3-point perspective? What's the difference between a perspective artist and a camera? We'll look at all of these questions, and more.

DATE:    Thursday, May 10, 2007

TIME:    7:00 p.m.

PLACE: Towson University – 7800 York Road Building – Room 205

NOTE: At 6:30 p.m. there will be Light Refreshments served in the 4th Floor Foyer

All interested students and faculty are encouraged to attend this lecture.

Dr. Crannell pitches her lecture so that everyone will be able to understand and appreciate the presentation.