Screen LibraryNature and numbers : a mathematical photo shooting /
The book offers 180 pages of spectacular photos and unusual views and insights. Learn to see the world with different eyes and be prepared for many surprises and new facts. The photos give rise to questions that are carefully explained with mathematics.
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Ambra,
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| Publisher Address: | Basel ; Berlin ; Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edition angewandte
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783990436240 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783990436240.jpg |
| Summary: |
The book offers 180 pages of spectacular photos and unusual views and insights. Learn to see the world with different eyes and be prepared for many surprises and new facts. The photos give rise to questions that are carefully explained with mathematics. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (360 pages) : color illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783990436240 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | TR721 |
| CLC: | J41 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of contents -- 1 Mathematical interplay -- 2 The mathematical point of view -- 3 Stereopsis or spatial vision -- 4 Astronomical vision -- 5 Helical and spiral motion -- 6 Special curves -- 7 Special surfaces -- 8 Reflection and refraction -- 9 Distribution problems -- 10 Simple physical phenomena -- 11 Cell arrangements -- 12 The difference between big and small -- 13 Tree structures and fractals -- 14 Directed motion -- Index -- Picture index. |