Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes : Tactile Mathematics, Art and Craft for all to Explore, Second Edition Hardback
by Daina Taimina
Part of the AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series series
Hardback
Description
Winner, Euler Book Prize, awarded by the Mathematical Association of America.
With over 200 full color photographs, this non-traditional, tactile introduction to non-Euclidean geometries also covers early development of geometry and connections between geometry, art, nature, and sciences.
For the crafter or would-be crafter, there are detailed instructions for how to crochet various geometric models and how to use them in explorations.
New to the 2nd Edition; Daina Taimina discusses her own adventures with the hyperbolic planes as well as the experiences of some of her readers.
Includes recent applications of hyperbolic geometry such as medicine, architecture, fashion & quantum computing.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:210 pages, 3 Tables, black and white; 372 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/03/2018
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- ISBN:9781138301153
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Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:210 pages, 3 Tables, black and white; 372 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/03/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138301153
