Max Dehn (1878-1952) is known to mathematicians today for his seminal contributions to geometry and topology-Dehn surgery, Dehn twists, the Dehn invariant, etc. He is also remembered as the first mathematician to solve one of Hilberts famous proble...Loe edasi...
A richly illustrated guide that takes the reader on a tour through ingenious uses of geometry to create illusory impressions of space and grandeur in Italian Renaissance art and architecture in the Eternal City. The book explores some of the most hi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Nov-2018, Hardback, Kirjastus: American Mathematical Society, ISBN-13: 9781470429317)
Based on presentations at the American Mathematical Society Special Session in Mathematics and Mathematics Education in Fiber Arts, held in January 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland, the eight chapters in this book bring together mathematicians to expl...Loe edasi...
The book grew out of a 2015 exhibit at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art that featured origami art from around the world and demonstrated the connection between art, engineering, design, science, and mathematics. The exhibit included con...Loe edasi...
Gallery of the Infinite is a mathematicians unique view of the infinitely many sizes of infinity. Written in a playful yet informative style, it introduces important concepts from set theory (including the Cantor Diagonalization Method and the Canto...Loe edasi...
