Mathematics for Liberal Arts

From www.norsemathology.org

Mathematics for and from All Areas of the Human Experience

• Art
  • Mosaic Knots -- beautiful and practical (local copy)
  • The Golden Rectangle
• Religion
  • The Fourth Dimension -- The Mathematics of Angels, Aliens, and Miracles
• Philosophy
  • The Platonic Solids
• Science
  • Chaos
  • Dynamics
• Nature
  • The Fibonacci Numbers
  • Fibonacci Spirals
  • Fractals
• Society
  • Egyptian Mathematics
  • Surveying embarrassing questions
• Business
  • Economics
  • Construction (e.g. pyramids, Pythagorean theorem)
  • Personal finance
  • Great Graphic Illustrations
• Practical "real life" problems
  • Approximation, conversions and back-of-the-napkin computations
• Pure mathematics
  • Number Theory and Secret Codes
  • Geometry
    • Mobius Bands
    • The Platonic Solids
  • Infinity
  • The Logic of Lewis Carroll
• Fun and Games:
  • Mathemagics -- Magic tricks that involve mathematics
  • Mathemaction -- Exposing the world to mathematics!

In the NKU Department of Mathematics we believe that the study of mathematics can make you a better thinker. One of our objectives is to provide mathematics that will help you to improve your life.

Resources

Some Resources that might help those interested in teaching or studying mathematics for Liberal Arts:

• Andy Long's course at Northern Kentucky University
• Don Krug's Guide for MAT115 Instructors at NKU
• Don's Guide for instructor's, Fall 2008. (For those using the Tanenbaum text.)