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The organization, functions and behaviors of eukaryotic cells. Cell architecture and cell motility will serve as themes to investigate similarities and specializations of protist, plant and animal cells. Other topics include organelle function, the cytoskeleton, cell division and intracellular transport. Lab will emphasize digital imaging to study cells and cell behaviors. Three hours lecture and…
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal embryogenesis with an emphasis on experimental method and on comparisons of patterns of development. Topics include fertilization, mitosis and the cell cycle, pattern and axis formation, neurodevelopment, organogenesis and animal cloning. The laboratory will include observations of both fixed and living embryos. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per…
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A look at many of the mathematical tools, data structures, algorithms and hardware associated with the creation of imagery on the computer. The course covers aspects such as animation, 3D geometric transformations, projections, shading, texture mapping, viewing and visible surface determination. Modeling techniques, including fractals, surfaces of rotation and L-systems, are discussed. Advanced topics such…
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This course focuses on interrelations between creative writing and visual imagery. Following explorations of writers’ responses to visual phenomena (including painting, sculpture, photography, artists’ books, scientific imagery and other media) and artists’ responses to language, you will have the opportunity to write about and to create multimedia pieces and to collaborate with others, both inside…
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What do we mean by “word” or “image,” and what do we do with them individually or in combination? In this creative writing course, we investigate the relationship between word and image in graphic novels or medieval tapestries; we deconstruct advertisements, photographs and movies. Students’ work will take many forms, from surrealist “Cadavres Exquis” to…
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A detailed look at the processing of visual information, from the moment that photons of light enter our eyes to the experience of seeing the world spread out before us. Topics include depth perception, perspective in art, color, perceptual organization, motion, attention and awareness.
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What do snapshots, home movies and advertising tell us about modern societies? What role should graphic design play in social research? What do we do when we go to the movies (whether in Calcutta or Boston), and what do we see when we get there? These are a few of the questions that social scientists…
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The concept of design as communication will be explored as students solve graphic design problems and develop an understanding of traditional and modern typography and design layout.
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This course continues to focus on design as communication with further exploration of the relationship between typography and image using traditional design techniques and computer graphics.
