Mathematical Excursions to the World's Great Buildings /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hahn, Alexander, 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Architecture > Mathematics.
Architecture > Data processing.
Architectural design.
MATHEMATICS > Geometry > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
Ordinateurs > Architecture.
Design architectural.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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