Curves for the mathematically curious : an anthology of the unpredictable, historical, beautiful, and romantic /

Ten amazing curves personally selected by one of today's most important math writersCurves for the Mathematically Curious is a thoughtfully curated collection of ten mathematical curves, selected by Julian Havil for their significance, mathematical interest, and beauty. Each chapter gives an ac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Havil, Julian, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Curves.
Mathematics.
Courbes.
Mathématiques.
mathematics.
applied mathematics.
MATHEMATICS > Geometry > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. The Euler Spiral
  • Chapter Two. The Weierstrass Curve
  • Chapter Three. Bézier Curves
  • Chapter Four. 66 The Rectangular Hyperbola
  • Chapter Five. The Quadratrix of Hippias
  • Chapter Six. Two Space-Filling Curves
  • Chapter Seven. Curves of Constant Width
  • Chapter Eight. The Normal Curve
  • Chapter Nine. The Catenary
  • Chapter Ten. Elliptic Curves
  • Perhaps the Most Important Curve of All
  • Appendix A. The Title Page
  • Appendix B. Conics Encapsulated
  • Appendix C.A Trigonometric Variant for the Bézier Curve
  • Appendix D. Envelopes
  • Appendix E. The Mathematics of an Arch
  • Appendix F. The Simple Pendulum
  • Appendix G. Fibonacci's Method
  • References
  • Index.

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