1. Heavenly Mathematics: Observing the Sun and the Moon from Different Parts of the World A/P Helmer Aslaksen Dept. of Mathematics National University of Singapore aslaksen@math.nus.edu.sg www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/

2. General Education Modules at the National University of Singapore Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy Mathematics in Art and Architecture Mathematics in Politics, Poker and Paradoxes

3. What’s the goal of this talk? I learned a lot of fascinating stuff, both mathematics and general knowledge that I’d love to share with you. Share some experiences from teaching these classes that may inspire you to offer the classes you’ve always wanted to teach!

4. Where is Singapore?

5. Content of astronomy course Basic astronomy from a hemispherically-correct view point. Calendars, with an emphasis on the four calendars in use in Singapore: Gregorian, Chinese, Muslim and Indian. Navigation.

6. Motion of the Sun and the Moon

7. Where does the Sun set?

8. Orbit of the Moon around the Sun

9. The mathematics of the Singapore flag

10. Analemma picture

11. Globe

12. Close-up

13. Eccentricity

14. Why does obliquity matter?

15. Obliquity

16. Combined effect

17. Analemma

18. Rising and setting analemma