A Mathematical Picture Book
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (844 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3642146473 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 339 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-10 |
| Language | : | German |
DESCRIPTION:
Springer has published a number of his books on mathematical visualization as well as entertaining videos on mathematics, including the prizewinning MESH and the collection of films from the MathFilm Festival 2008. . Georg Glaeser is professor of mathematics and geometry at the University of Applied Art in Vienna and the author of numerous books on computational geometry. Konrad Polthier is professor of mat
Therefore this book amazingly for a mathematics text is suitable even for the night table. Deutschlandradio Kultur . May this book seduce many readers into mathematics. For while the individual mathematical tidbits are arranged thematically, they do not depend on what has come previously. The consistently excellent graphical images provide good examples of how to construct a clean and elegant argument. c t 17/09One can browse in this book to one s heart s content
It will provide inspiration for pursuing further one or another topic that may previously have seemed inaccessible. How can one visualize a curve that fills the entire plane or all of space? Can a polyhedron be smoothly turned inside out? What is the projective plane? What does four-dimensional space look like? Can soap bubbles exist that are not spherical? How can one better understand the structure of vortices and currents? In this book you will experience mathematics from the visual point of view, discovering fascinating and never previously published images that offer illustrative examples to the above questions. Every picture is accompanied by a brief explanatory text, references to further reading, and a number of web links where you can obtain further information. You will get to know mathematics from a totally new and colorful viewpoint.. This book is intended for all