ERIC Number: EJ1053461
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Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 10
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Oulipo: Applying Mathematical Constraints to Literature and the Arts in a Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Classroom
Despeaux, Sloan Evans
PRIMUS, v25 n3 p238-247 2015
Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature potentielle, or Workshop on potential literature), an over 50-year old movement that began in France, seeks to apply mathematical constraints to literature and the arts. In this article, I will give a brief survey of this movement and how I have built a learning module based on it for my mathematics for the liberal arts course. I will provide descriptions of student-created, mathematically constrained poetry, music compositions, and videos. These projects allow my students to apply mathematics (for example, modular arithmetic, combinatorics, and graph theory) to their interests in literature and the arts.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Teaching Methods, Learning Modules, Liberal Arts, Poetry, Musical Composition, Video Technology, Student Projects, Mathematical Concepts, Holistic Approach, Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Innovation, Educational History, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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