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Mathematical excursions to the world's great buildings /

From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world's most spectacular buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the book explores the milestones in elementary mathematics t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hahn, Alexander, 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Humanity Awakening: Sensing Form and Creating Structures; 2 Greek Geometry and Roman Engineering; 3 Architecture Inspired by Faith; 4 Transmission of Mathematics and Transition in Architecture; 5 The Renaissance: Architecture and the Human Spirit; 6 A New Architecture: Materials, Structural Analysis, Computers, and Design; 7 Basic Calculus and Its Application to the Analysis of Structures; Glossary of Architectural Terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.