Syllabus

Meeting One

Simple Rules

How to get from A to B

ASSIGNMENT

Come up with a simple set of rules. We will execute your rules in in the next class.

Meeting Two

Present your simple set of rules

Finite State Machines

Some attributes of Finite State Machines

ASSIGNMENT

Make a Finite State Machine.

Meeting Three

Present Finite State Machines

The DADA movement

Meeting Four

Random != generative but Probability probably does

ASSIGNMENT

Make a Random

Meeting Five

Present your Random

Meeting Six

Generative Methods

Symmetry

Symmetry Groups

Symmetry Groups in relation to a line

Symmetry Groups in relation to a plane

Repetition and Tiling

Examples of Symmetry

Using these methods in a physical piece

ASSIGNMENT

Make a piece using one or more Generative methods.
Prepare your MidTerm idea for presentation.

Meeting Seven

Present your Generative Piece

Talk about your Midterm

Meeting Eight

Chance Operations

Why leave things to chance?

Probability

Meeting Nine

Present Midterms

Meeting Ten

Number Sequences

Fibonacci

The Golden Section

ASSIGNMENT

Make a piece using a chance operation, and number sequence.

Meeting Eleven

Present

Present Final Ideas

Meeting Twelve

Complex Systems

All big things are made up of little things

Meeting Thirteen

Gallery

Meeting Fourteen

Final Presentations