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Visions of the Universe: A Coloring Journey Through Math's Great Mysteries [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 144 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 218x218x13 mm, kaal: 364 g, 68 B&W illustrations to color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Nov-2016
  • Kirjastus: The Experiment LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1615193677
  • ISBN-13: 9781615193677
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 144 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 218x218x13 mm, kaal: 364 g, 68 B&W illustrations to color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Nov-2016
  • Kirjastus: The Experiment LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1615193677
  • ISBN-13: 9781615193677
Teised raamatud teemal:
From the author team behind the bestselling coloring book Patterns of the Universe, 70 more beguiling designs that reveal the hidden beauty—and contemplative power—of math

For those who ponder math’s most intriguing questions, the realm of numbers is not only visual, but beautiful! What does a sphere look like in four dimensions? How can a knight on a chessboard visit every square? And can a five-sided tile cover an infinite floor?
 
Patterns of the Universe, the authors’ bestselling first coloring book, garnered praise from Science and WIRED, and wowed at-home artists with the hidden beauty—and contemplative power—of math. Now, Visions of the Universe unlocks math’s greatest mysteries with 70 all-new patterns—each accompanied by a friendly explanation that adds to the wonder. No math knowledge is required: Anyone can be an artist in Numberland!


The problems that challenge math’s greatest minds—transformed into inspiring images foreveryone to color!

In their bestselling coloring book Patterns of the Universe, Alex Bellos and Edmund Harriss wowed at-home artists with the surprising beauty—and contemplative power—of math. Now, inVisions of the Universe, they invite us back to Numberland to ponder some of math’s most intriguing questions: What does a sphere look like infour dimensions? How can a knight on a chessboard visit every square, exactly once? And can a five-sided tile cover an infinite floor?

Through 60 all-new patterns to color—plus 10 bonus designs the reader helps to create—these classic and modern math questions and answers are transformed into stunning art. Believe it or not, here is art for math lovers—and math for artists!

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"Sure to be a hit for the math geek in your life." -- GeekDad.com "This is by far the most entertaining math book Ive seen in a long time. Want to show someone what math is about? Tell them to forget everything theyve read. Then, hand them this book and a box of 100 crayons, and leave them alone for an hour. Theres no way youll get your copy back. Amazing!" -- Adrián Paenza, bestselling math author and winner of the International Congress of Mathematicians Leelavati Award "My six-year-old and I are both loving the mathy new coloring book Visions of the Universe." -- Jordan Ellenberg, PhD, author of How Not to Be Wrong "Delightful, informative, and fun!" -- Steven Strogatz, author of The Joy of x "I love this new math coloring book! I want the Menger slice as a Christmas ornament." -- Manil Suri, UMBC professor of math and bestselling author of The Death of Vishnu "Beautiful . . . Alex and Edmund have smuggled some of the best mathematical stories into this visual feast. By engaging the reader in their journey, the authors show how mathematics isnt a spectator sport. Math comes alive when you make it yourself." -- Marcus du Sautoy, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, University of Oxford

Alex Bellos holds a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Oxford University. His bestselling books Heres Looking at Euclid and The Grapes of Math have been translated into more than 20 languages and were both shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book prize. His puzzle books include Can You Solve My Problems?, Puzzle Ninja, Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers, and The Language Lovers Puzzle Book, and he is also the coauthor of the coloring books Patterns of the Universe and Visions of the Universe. He has launched an elliptical pool table, LOOP. He writes a popular-math blog and a puzzle blog for the Guardian, and he won the Association of British Science Writers award for best science blog in 2016. He lives in London.