Shaping Space: Exploring Polyhedra in Nature, Art, and the Geometrical Imagination - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1493939483 ISBN 13 : 9781493939480

Editeur : Springer, 2016

Synopsis

Here is an exuberant survey of polyhedra that also offers a hands-on introduction to one of the oldest and most fascinating branches of mathematics. It presents a treasury of ideas, history, and culture that detail the beauty of polyhedra.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Marjorie Senechal, a world leader in mathematical crystallography, is Louise Wolff Kahn Professor Emerita in Mathematics and History of Science and Technology at Smith College, where she taught from 1966 to 2007. In 2007, she received the College's Honored Professor Award.

Professor Senechal is currently Senior Fellow of the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute at Smith and editor-in-chief of The Mathematical Intelligencer, a cultural journal for the international community of mathematical scientists. Her areas of mathematics research are discrete geometry, tiling theory, and mathematical crystallography. In addition to numerous articles, she is the author or editor of ten books, including Quasicrystals and Geometry, Long Life to Your Children! (a portrait of High Albania), and American Silk, 1830 - 1930, entrepreneurs and artifacts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1493939483
• ISBN 13: 9781493939480
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Senechal Marjorie
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