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Assuming only familiarity with high school mathematics, the book invites the reader to discover geometry through examples from biology, astronomy, architecture, design, photography, drawing, engineering and more. Lavishly illustrated with over 1200 figures, all of the geometric results are carefully derived from scratch, with topics from differential, projective and non-Euclidean geometry, as well as kinematics, introduced as the need arises. The mathematical results contained in the book range from very basic facts to recent results, and mathematical proofs are included although not necessary for comprehension.
With its wide range of geometric applications, this self-contained volume demonstrates the ubiquity of geometry in our world, and may serve as a source of inspiration for architects, artists, designers, engineers, and natural scientists. This new edition has been completely revised and updated, with new topics and many new illustrations.
Assuming only familiarity with high school mathematics, the book invites the reader to discover geometry through examples from biology, astronomy, architecture, design, photography, drawing, engineering and more. Lavishly illustrated with over 1200 figures, all of the geometric results are carefully derived from scratch, with topics from differential, projective and non-Euclidean geometry, as well as kinematics, introduced as the need arises. The mathematical results contained in the book range from very basic facts to recent results, and mathematical proofs are included although not necessary for comprehension.
With its wide range of geometric applications, this self-contained volume demonstrates the ubiquity of geometry in our world, and may serve as a source of inspiration for architects, artists, designers, engineers, and natural scientists. This new edition has been completely revised and updated, with new topics and many new illustrations.
Georg Glaeser, professore di matematica e geometria presso l'Università di Arti Applicate di Vienna, è autore di numerosi libri su matematica, geometria e grafica computazionale, oltre a essere un appassionato fotografo naturalista. La sua ricerca si concentra sulla sintesi tra questioni matematiche e biologiche, un ambito in cui ha pubblicato numerosi lavori, tra cui tre libri editi da Springer-Verlag sull’evoluzione dell'occhio, del volo e delle macrostrutture biologiche, realizzati in collaborazione con rinomati biologi.
Daniel Abed-Navandi è vicedirettore e curatore della "Haus des Meeres" (Casa del Mare) di Vienna e docente di biologia marina presso il Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica dell'Università di Vienna.
Example-driven introduction to the broad field of geometry
Hundreds of real-world applications
Accessible to both lay and specialized readers
1 An idealized world made of simple elements.- 2 Projections and shadows: Reduction of the dimension.- 3 Polyhedra: multi-faced and multi-sided.- 4 Curved but simple.- 5 More about conic sections and developable surfaces.- 6 Prototypes.- 7 Further remarkable classes of surfaces.- 8 The endless variety of curved surfaces.- 9 Photographic image and individual perception.- 10 Kinematics: Geometry in motion.- 11 Spatial motions.- 12 A variety of filling patterns.- 13 The nature of geometry and the geometry of nature.- 14 More applications.- A Geometrical freehand drawing.- B Geometry and photography.- Bibliography.- Index.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Geometrie |
| Genre: | Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Technik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: |
xiv
694 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783030613976 |
| ISBN-10: | 3030613976 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Glaeser, Georg |
| Auflage: | 2nd edition 2020 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer
Springer International Publishing AG |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com |
| Maße: | 240 x 168 x 36 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Georg Glaeser |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.12.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 1,33 kg |