Hi Francois,
The program we developed, aims to improve awareness of design students to use the knowledge of math in design. Therefore, it is practically impossible to dictate all piece of math in that way.
What we did is, we demonstrate basic concepts in Math and its relationship with design. If the student aware of this, in an enjoyable way; then we assume, s/he can continue to learn what is the rest of the relationships.
As I said before, it is even hard to conduct such kick-off lecture because there is no math educator ( or few) who is capable to know both maths issues and design connections.
If someone is volunteer to do this, first we can look at the result then we can develop further what you say
Oğuzhan
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Oguzhan Özcan, professor in design
Design Lab. | Koc University
Design Thinking Research Group
MDes/PhD in Design, Technology Society Program
On Sep 15, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Francois Nsenga <[log in to unmask]> wrote
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> And dear Oguzhan, I also have finished reading your paper in Design Issues. Thanks for sharing hints on how to introduce maths, especially geometry concepts, to students learning how to graphically represent 'forms' (of reality?? or those simply imagined??). We all agree that this kind of maths is indeed useful to those in a Art & Design curriculum but, I think, also highly valid for those engaged in other sub-disciplines of Design as well. Thus far, the core mode of our professional languaging is graphical, meaning that we all need or ought to somehow master skills in 2D and 3D sketching and/or technical (CAD) drawing. But is this enough for us to do what we are required to do as professionals? A single mode of expression at all levels, both as application technicians and concept researchers and concept setters? Or do we each have to master additional and more appropriate, specialized concepts and languages in several other domains including maths? Is the usual basic geometry, i.e. 2D and 3D that we all learn in the early undergraduate years, sufficient to perform well in all sub-field of design and at all levels of conception?
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> Best wishes to all.
>
> Francois
> Kigali, Rwanda
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