A close look at some of the main "Poems" from the Aztecs, introducing students to problems of authorship, the category of poetry in a non-Western culture, and the effects of colonialism on artistic authenticity. The course will give students a beginning insight into Aztec aesthetics and metaphors, through cultural and linguistic understanding. Knowledge about the Aztecs and Classical Nahuatl not required.

Doodles. Number games. Prime number mysteries. Fake proofs. Fractal fractions. Some puzzles. A bit of history. A bit of architecture. And maybe math.