Ontario College of Art & Design

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SCTM 2B22
Topics in the Science of Colour (NOT OFFERED IN FALL/WINTER 2012-13)
0.50 Credit(s)
Academic Course
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of first-year liberal arts & sciences (including the Writing course with a minimum passing grade of 60%).
A cross-disciplinary approach in examining colour, with the aim of understanding colour from the multiple viewpoints of art, physics, chemistry, physiology and history. Topics include: perception, wave nature of light, spectroscopy, colour harmony and contrast, natural phenomena, dyes and pigments.
Anti-requisite: Students who have taken SCTM 2B90: Special Topic in Science, Technology and Mathematics: Topics in the Science of Colour may not take this course for further credit.
Notes: New code as of 2008-09
Course was last updated June 27, 2012 - 2:50 PM