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Manifold Mirrors
Taschenbuch von Felipe Cucker
Sprache: Englisch

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Presents a unifying mathematical structure to explore the relationship between maths and the arts, including architecture, music, poetry and more. Assumes only a basic high school grasp of maths and includes self-contained mathematical proofs so that readers can pay them as much or as little attention as they wish. Illustrated throughout.
Presents a unifying mathematical structure to explore the relationship between maths and the arts, including architecture, music, poetry and more. Assumes only a basic high school grasp of maths and includes self-contained mathematical proofs so that readers can pay them as much or as little attention as they wish. Illustrated throughout.
Über den Autor
Felipe Cucker is Chair Professor of Mathematics at the City University of Hong Kong. His research covers a variety of subjects including semi-algebraic geometry, computer algebra, complexity, emergence in decentralized systems (in particular, emergence of languages and flocking), learning theory, and foundational aspects of numerical analysis. He serves on the editorial board of several journals and is Managing Editor of the journal Foundations of Computational Mathematics, published by the society of the same name.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Mathematics: user's manual; Appetizers; 1. Space and geometry; 2. Motions on the plane; 3. The many symmetries of planar objects; 4. The many objects with planar symmetries; 5. Reflections on the mirror; 6. A raw material; 7. Stretching the plane; 8. Aural wallpaper; 9. The dawn of perspective; 10. A repertoire of drawing systems; 11. The vicissitudes of perspective; 12. The vicissitudes of geometry; 13. Symmetries in non-Euclidean geometries; 14. The shape of the universe; Appendix: rule-driven creation; References; Acknowledgements; Index of symbols; Index of names; Index of concepts.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 426
ISBN-13: 9780521728768
ISBN-10: 0521728762
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cucker, Felipe
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 244 x 170 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Felipe Cucker
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.04.2013
Gewicht: 0,731 kg
preigu-id: 106189008
Über den Autor
Felipe Cucker is Chair Professor of Mathematics at the City University of Hong Kong. His research covers a variety of subjects including semi-algebraic geometry, computer algebra, complexity, emergence in decentralized systems (in particular, emergence of languages and flocking), learning theory, and foundational aspects of numerical analysis. He serves on the editorial board of several journals and is Managing Editor of the journal Foundations of Computational Mathematics, published by the society of the same name.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Mathematics: user's manual; Appetizers; 1. Space and geometry; 2. Motions on the plane; 3. The many symmetries of planar objects; 4. The many objects with planar symmetries; 5. Reflections on the mirror; 6. A raw material; 7. Stretching the plane; 8. Aural wallpaper; 9. The dawn of perspective; 10. A repertoire of drawing systems; 11. The vicissitudes of perspective; 12. The vicissitudes of geometry; 13. Symmetries in non-Euclidean geometries; 14. The shape of the universe; Appendix: rule-driven creation; References; Acknowledgements; Index of symbols; Index of names; Index of concepts.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 426
ISBN-13: 9780521728768
ISBN-10: 0521728762
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cucker, Felipe
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 244 x 170 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Felipe Cucker
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.04.2013
Gewicht: 0,731 kg
preigu-id: 106189008
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