Course: Historical development of imaging methods

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Course title Historical development of imaging methods
Course code KAG/HVZMA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Juklová Lenka, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Beránková Eliška, Mgr.
Course content
Antiquity: imaging theories in ancient states, geometry in ancient Greece and Rome, the beginnings of cartography, the history of architecture. Middle Ages: imaging methods in the Middle Ages, building foundries, stonemason guilds, important builders, the Prague Imperial Foundry Modern Age: development of imaging theories in the Renaissance, development of imaging methods on a geometric basis and the beginnings of descriptive geometry (perpendicular projection onto one projection plane, perspective, parallel projection), the emergence and rapid development of projective geometry, important geometers, perpendicular projection onto two perpendicular projection planes - Gaspar Monge, mutual influence of descriptive geometry and other disciplines (cartography, kinematic geometry, photogrammetry, etc.) Development of descriptive geometry teaching in the Czech lands: emergence and development of technical universities from the 18th century to the present, important professors, emergence and development (reforms) of secondary schools from the 18th century to the present, important professors, teaching DG in secondary schools, descriptive geometry textbooks, history of teaching descriptive geometry from the second half of the 20th century at various types of secondary schools.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
This course explores the evolution of imaging and geometric representation from antiquity to the modern age, tracing developments in geometry, cartography, architecture, and imaging methods.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Write a seminar paper on the given topic.
Recommended literature
  • B. Fletcher. (1948). A history of architecture. New York, Scribner.
  • COXETER, H.S.M. (2003). Projective Geometry. Springer Verlag.


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