TOPICS: MATHEMATICS AND CREATIVITY in Spring 2027 (MA1910A)

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Course Master:

TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS (MA1910)

Term:

Spring 2027

Discipline:

MA (Mathematics)

Credits:

4 credits

Type:

CCD

Level:

Undergraduate

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Yes

Exam Date:

Thursday, May 13, 2027 - 12:30

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Professor(s)

Bakul Sathaye

Notes

This course invites students to experience mathematics as a creative, exploratory, and visual discipline. Rather than focusing on computation or formal proofs, we will explore modern mathematical ideas (like symmetry, topology, knots, geometry, fractals, networks) through hands on experimentation, digital visualization, and guided curiosity. Students will learn how mathematicians use images, models, and algorithms to understand abstract concepts, and how these ideas appear in research, art, nature, and technology.

Ideal for students interested in art, design, visualization, computer science, and mathematics, this course emphasizes asking good questions, communicating mathematical ideas clearly, and formulating problems in ways that computers can help solve. No advanced mathematical background is required, though basic skills in algebra, coordinate geometry, and trigonometry will be helpful.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to write and publish digitally and analyze and produce audiovisual content in order to communicate through a variety of digital media. (CCD LO1)
Students will be able to formulate appropriate problems in a way that allows a computer to help solve them; students will have familiarity with automating these solutions through the implementation of algorithms, code, or programmes. (CCD LO4)

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date:

Monday, January 18, 2027

End Date:

Friday, May 14, 2027

Day	Start Time	End Time	Room
Monday	13:45	15:05	PL-4
Wednesday	13:45	15:05	PL-4
Thursday	13:45	15:05	PL-4