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Article #44Dec 2: Project Mathematics!
From: rodney Rodney Hoffman
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:23
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:23
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Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Los Angeles Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, December 2, 7:30 p.m.
Room 121, New GSLIS Bldg., UCLA
*** (Note: This is not in Powell Library! See below.) ***
Project Mathematics!
Computer animation in service of education
Dr. James F. Blinn, Caltech
Associate Director, Project Mathematics!
Project Mathematics! combines words, computer visualization, music, and special
effects in computer animated videotapes on basic topics in mathematics,
providing an audiovisual resource to supplement textbooks and classroom
instruction.
Dr. Blinn is a pioneer in computer graphics animation. He has won
international and national awards for his computer animation efforts in the
Mechanical Universe and Beyond television series. In addition , he has won
numerous awards for graphic work while at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
CPSR meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, contact
Rodney Hoffman <rodney@oxy.edu>.
The new Graduate School of Library and Information Science Building is on the
northeast part of campus, near the University Research Library. The address is
300 Circle Drive North. On-campus parking is $5.
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Newsgroups: la.seminars Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!cheshire.oxy.edu!usenet From: rodney@cub.math.oxy.edu. (Rodney Hoffman) Subject: Dec 2: Project Mathematics! Message-ID: <1992Nov24.012301.17829@cheshire.oxy.edu> Keywords: computer animation, education, CPSR Sender: usenet@cheshire.oxy.edu (System Account) Nntp-Posting-Host: panther.math.oxy.edu Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. USA Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:23:01 GMT Lines: 35