Introduction to the Humanities

Joanna DelMonaco (Mathematics)
delmonacoj@middlesex.mass.edu
Dona Cady (English/Humanities)
cadyd@middlesex.mass.edu
Middlesex Community College

Students will understand:

• The concepts of ratio and proportion

• The concept of the Golden Ratio
  
• The calculation methods for proportions in the visual and plastic arts
  
• How the aesthetics of ratio and proportion in the visual and plastic arts change over time
  
• Why the aesthetics of ratio and proportion in the visual and plastic arts change over time