SYLLABUS
MATH490/480 3D-Printing Fall2021
Instructor: Ivan C. Sterling, 177 SH, (240-431-8185), isterling@smcm.edu.
Office Hours: TBA + by appt
Textbook: None
Grading: Projects, Homework and Class Participation. You may ask me your grade status at anytime in person or by email.
MATH490 Senior Topics Seminar in Mathematics
COSC480 Topics in Computer Science
3D Printing Discrete Curves and Geometric Fabrics
A small number of students will work together to investigate discrete curves and discrete surfaces. Students will learn the elementary geometry of mechanisms and fabrics built with geometric rivets, links, chains and meshes. (Imagine a mesh made of twisted bike chains.) Students will learn mathematical software to assist in computations, visualizations, animations, and 3D printing. Student will make both plastic and quasi-metal prints of the prototype parts for geometric fabrics. A wide range of projects will be investigated. Prerequisites: Math255 and at least Junior status; or permission of the instructor.
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At the completion of MATH 485, students will be able to categorize topics that were covered in class as demonstrated by illustrating them with examples.
At the completion of MATH 485, students will be able to illustrate topics that were covered in class as demonstrated by knowing the basic properties of these topics.
At the completion of MATH 485, students will be able to formulate topics that were covered in class as demonstrated by providing solutions to problems involving these topics.
At the completion of MATH 485, students will be able to build topics that were covered in class as demonstrated by understanding the proofs of main results.
At the completion of MATH 485, students will be able to compare topics that were covered in class as demonstrated by articulating the similarities and differences between topics.