Treks into Intuitive Geometry The World of Polygons and Polyhedra /

This book is written in a style that uncovers the mathematical theories buried in our everyday lives such as examples from patterns that appear in nature, art, and traditional crafts, and in mathematical mechanisms in techniques used by architects. The authors believe that through dialogues between...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Akiyama, Jin (Autor), Matsunaga, Kiyoko (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Mathematics.
Arts.
Architecture-Mathematics.
Polytopes.
Discrete mathematics.
Mathematics in Art and Architecture.
Discrete Mathematics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 Art From Tiling Patterns
  • Chapter 2 The Tile-Maker Theorem and Its Applications to Art and Designs
  • Chapter 3 Patchwork
  • Chapter 4 Reversible Pairs of Figures
  • Chapter 5 Platonic Solids
  • Chapter 6 Cross-Sections of Polyhedra
  • Chapter 7 Symmetry of Platonic Solids
  • Chapter 8 Double Duty Solids
  • Chapter 9 Nets of Small Solids with Minimum Perimeter Lengths
  • Chapter 10 Tessellation Polyhedra
  • Chapter 11 Universal Measuring Boxes
  • Chapter 12 Wrapping a Box
  • Chapter 13 Bees, Pomegranates and Parallelohedra
  • Chapter 14 Reversible Polyhedra
  • Chapter 15 Elements of Polygons and Polyhedra
  • Chapter 16 The Pentadron.

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