Viewpoints : mathematical perspective and fractal geometry in art /
Viewpoints focuses on two mathematical areas: perspective related to drawing man-made forms and fractal geometry related to drawing natural forms. Investigating facets of the three-dimensional world in order to understand mathematical concepts behind the art, the textbook explores art topics includi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Libro |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
Ã2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Viewpoints focuses on two mathematical areas: perspective related to drawing man-made forms and fractal geometry related to drawing natural forms. Investigating facets of the three-dimensional world in order to understand mathematical concepts behind the art, the textbook explores art topics including comic, anamorphic, and classical art, as well as photography, while presenting such mathematical ideas as proportion, ratio, self-similarity, exponents, and logarithms. --from publisher description. |
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Descripción Física: | xi, 232 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780691125923 0691125929 9780691150918 0691150915 |