Introducing Fractals: A Graphic Guide - Couverture souple

Lesmoir-Gordon, Nigel; Rood, Will

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848310870 ISBN 13 : 9781848310872

Editeur : Icon Books, 2009

Synopsis

Fractals are the geometry of the natural world. They're about the broken, wrinkled, wiggly world- the uneven shapes of nature, unlike the idealised forms of Euclidean geometry. We see fractals everywhere; indeed, we are fractals ourselves.

Fractal geometry is an extension of classical geometry which can make precise models of physical structures, from ferns to galaxies. It can describe the shape of a cloud as precisely as an architect can describe a house.

Introducing Fractals traces the historical development of this mathematical discipline, explores its descriptive powers in the natural world, and then looks at the applications and the implications of the discoveries it has made.

As John Archibald Wheeler, protégé of Niels Bohr, friend of Albert Einstein and mentor of Richard Feynman has said, 'No one will be considered scientifically literate tomorrow, who is not familiar with fractals.'

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon is a producer of television documentaries.

Will Rood studied mathematics at Cambridge University. His fractal animations have graced many television documentaries and his artwork has featured on numerous magazines, posters and CD sleeves.

Ralph Edney trained as a mathematician, and has worked as a teacher, journalist, illustrator and political cartoonist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Icon Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848310870
• ISBN 13: 9781848310872
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Edney Ralph
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible