The Pathways Bioinformatics

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The Pathways Bioinformatics Biomolecular
Center CCNY CollegeNow Program present the
interdisciplinary course Math Art and
Molecular Science Interested students please send
by email Pathways_at_sci.ccny.cuny.edu URL
http//deepspace9.sci.ccny.cuny.edu
Pathways Bioinformatics Biomolecular Center
Instructors Dr. Peter. Brass (Professor of
Computer Science) Dr. Yuying Gosser ( Director
of the Pathways Bioinformatics Biomolecular
Science) Art advisor Adrienne Klein
(Co-Director, Science Art program, CUNY
Graduate Center) Teaching Assistant Sam Kim
(CCNY computer science) Prerequisites
High School Geometry Algebra, and Biology or
Chemistry. Credits/Class hours 3 credits
(Sci31401), Sept.13 to Dec.20 Saturday 1000am
to 1230pm. Location MR-044,
Science Division Computer Room (below the science
library) Course Description This
interdisciplinary course will introduce a)
Mathematical imagery, geometric shapes and
symmetry together with classical examples of
visual art. b) Human genome project, small
molecular structure and protein structure
databank, and the visualization tools. c)
Two general methods in computer-graphic
technologies, PostScript and Ray Tracing.
Students will create their individual graphic art
for important scientific objects such as
visualization of spatial data from the protein
structure databank with computer-generated
artistic images. Students creative work may be
selected for NSF sponsored International
Science and Engineering visualization Challenge
2008 competition. Computer Graphics Reveals the
Beauty of Mathematics Molecular World (a few
examples)