13 signed decks · Multivariable geometry · 2024

MTH1102: Calcul II

Give spatial ideas a consistent visual grammar.

Role
Author and scientific figure designer
Period
Jan–Apr 2024
Status
Signed courseware series · selected excerpts
Context
Course at Polytechnique Montréal
Fig. 01Project excerpt
FR

This is the original French-language artifact. I have kept it untranslated to preserve the work as it was produced.

MTH1102 slide showing an orange helix on a translucent paraboloid.
A parametric curve is located inside the surface it follows.My MTH1102 courseware · 2024
What I built
  • 13 coherent MTH1102 decks
  • Polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinate sequences
  • Curves, surfaces and differential-volume figures
Scientific production systemLaTeXTikZPGFPlotsPython

01 · Context + problem

The design challenge

In MTH1102, I help learners reason across two- and three-dimensional representations while notation changes from one coordinate system to another.

A spectacular 3D image can still fail instructionally if the axes, basis vectors and differential elements are not introduced in a stable sequence.

02 · Approach

I build the system, not only the asset.

  1. 01

    I reuse color, notation and page anatomy across the whole series.

  2. 02

    I move from an object, to its coordinate description, to the integral it supports.

  3. 03

    I choose views that preserve orientation and scale cues.

04 · Observable outcome

What this project makes observable.

  • A 13-deck system with a recognizable internal logic
  • A progression from curves to oriented surfaces
  • Reusable geometric figures rather than one-off decoration
Limits and status

These excerpts show the scope and visual authorship of the series; they are not a complete presentation of the course.

05 · Technical approach

Technical approach

Scientific production systemLaTeXTikZPGFPlotsPython
01

An editable visual grammar

Axes, basis vectors, surfaces and differential elements are authored from mathematical sources rather than flattened into screenshots.

LaTeX · TikZ · PGFPlots

Why it mattersNotation, views and geometric cues can be revised while preserving consistency across the series.

02

Geometry produced from calculation

Curves, sliced solids and the Frenet–Serret frame are computed before they are rendered as figures or animations.

Python · NumPy · Matplotlib · SymPy

Why it mattersThe visual explanation stays tied to the mathematical object instead of a manually drawn approximation.

03

Output matched to the concept

Vector figures support close reading, while animation is used when orientation or motion must unfold over time.

SVG · Matplotlib

Why it mattersEach idea is presented in a medium that preserves the cues learners need.

06 · Transfer

What I can transfer to another institution.

I can use the same grammar to align a multi-instructor quantitative sequence while keeping figures, notation and decks maintainable.

Discuss a pilot