Treks into Intuitive Geometry: The World of Polygons and Polyhedra
Autor Jin Akiyama, Kiyoko Matsunagaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2019
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9784431567097
ISBN-10: 4431567097
Pagini: 425
Ilustrații: XV, 425 p.
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.77 kg
Ediția:2015
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Tokyo, Japan
ISBN-10: 4431567097
Pagini: 425
Ilustrații: XV, 425 p.
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.77 kg
Ediția:2015
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Tokyo, Japan
Cuprins
Chapter 1 Art From Tiling Patterns.- Chapter 2 The Tile-Maker Theorem and Its Applications to Art and Designs.- Chapter 3 Patchwork.- Chapter 4 Reversible Pairs of Figures.- Chapter 5 Platonic Solids.- Chapter 6 Cross-Sections of Polyhedra.- Chapter 7 Symmetry of Platonic Solids.- Chapter 8 Double Duty Solids.- Chapter 9 Nets of Small Solids with Minimum Perimeter Lengths.- Chapter 10 Tessellation Polyhedra.- Chapter 11 Universal Measuring Boxes.- Chapter 12 Wrapping a Box.- Chapter 13 Bees, Pomegranates and Parallelohedra.- Chapter 14 Reversible Polyhedra.- Chapter 15 Elements of Polygons and Polyhedra.- Chapter 16 The Pentadron
Recenzii
“The subjects within Treks into Intuitive Geometry directly relate to what German mathematician David Hilbert distinguished as topics that could interest a ‘man on the street.’ … The book contains colorful diagrams and reprints of famous artwork. … Summing Up: Recommended. General readers through lower-division undergraduates.” (M. D. Sanford, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016)
“Treks into Intuitive Geometry is a delightful read covering various topics in geometry, from tilings of the plane to three-dimensional solids. … This book is also filled with wonderful full-color illustrations. … With these concrete topics and easy-going style, this book can be enjoyed by mathematicians and recreational puzzlers alike.” (Tricia Muldoon Brown, MAA Reviews, maa.org, April, 2016)
“The authors' efforts to provide figures and experiments, as well as the many references with ‘everyday life’ suchas art, architecture and optimization, will be appreciated by teachers or self-taugth readers. In various way, this book is poetic, and contains several references to the Japanese culture and history. It is uncommon in its construction, well illustrated and entertaining. In summary, a good outreach book for a broad audience.” (Matthieu Jacquemet, zbMATH 1339.52001, 2016)
“Treks into Intuitive Geometry is a delightful read covering various topics in geometry, from tilings of the plane to three-dimensional solids. … This book is also filled with wonderful full-color illustrations. … With these concrete topics and easy-going style, this book can be enjoyed by mathematicians and recreational puzzlers alike.” (Tricia Muldoon Brown, MAA Reviews, maa.org, April, 2016)
“The authors' efforts to provide figures and experiments, as well as the many references with ‘everyday life’ suchas art, architecture and optimization, will be appreciated by teachers or self-taugth readers. In various way, this book is poetic, and contains several references to the Japanese culture and history. It is uncommon in its construction, well illustrated and entertaining. In summary, a good outreach book for a broad audience.” (Matthieu Jacquemet, zbMATH 1339.52001, 2016)
Notă biografică
Jin Akiyama is a mathematician at heart. Currently, he is a fellow of the European Academy of Science, the founding editor of the journal Graphs and Combinatorics, and the director of the Research Institute of Math Education at Tokyo University of Science. He is particularly interested in graph theory and discrete and solid geometry and has published many papers in these fields. Aside from his research, he is best known for popularizing mathematics, first in Japan and then in other parts of the globe: his lecture series was broadcast on NHK (Japan’s only public broadcaster) television and radio from 1991 to 2013. He was a founding member of the Organizing Committee of the UNESCO-sponsored traveling exhibition “Experiencing Mathematics”, which debuted in Denmark in 2004. In 2013, he built a hands-on mathematics museum called Akiyama's Math Experience Plaza in Tokyo. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 books, including Factors and Factorizations of Graphs< (jointly with Mikio Kano, Lect. Notes Math., Springer, 2011) and A Day’s Adventure in Math Wonderland (jointly with Mari-Jo Ruiz, World Scientific, 2008), which has been translated into nine languages.
Kiyoko Matsunaga is a science writer for mathematics. She has contributed not only through
Japanese-language books, but also in NHK TV programs on mathematics, including Math, I Like It for elementary students, Math Time Travel for junior and senior high school students, and The Joy of Math and Math Wonderland for the broader public.Textul de pe ultima copertă
This book is written in a style that uncovers the mathematical theories buried in our everyday lives such as examples from patterns that appear in nature, art, and traditional crafts, and in mathematical mechanisms in techniques used by architects. The authors believe that through dialogues between students and mathematicians, readers may discover the processes by which the founders of the theories came to their various conclusions―their trials, errors, tribulations, and triumphs. The goal is for readers to refine their mathematical sense of how to find good questions and how to grapple with these problems. Another aim is to provide enjoyment in the process of applying mathematical rules to beautiful art and design by examples that highlight the wonders and mysteries from our daily lives. To fulfill these aims, this book deals with the latest unique and beautiful results in polygons and polyhedra and the dynamism of geometrical research history that can be found around us. The term "intuitive geometry" was coined by Lászlo Fejes Tóth to refer to the kind of geometry which, in Hilbert's words, can be explained to and appeal to the "man on the street." This book allows people to enjoy intuitive geometry informally and instinctively. It does not require more than a high school level of knowledge but calls for a sense of wonder, intuition, and mathematical maturity.
Caracteristici
Is a unique book combining the rich mathematical content of polygons and polyhedra, in a writing style that appeals to all readers Shows how the world of polygons and polyhedra connects to the world of aesthetics, with an interplay between mathematics and art Introduces a history of old mathematical problems and explains such problems in a fresh, enticing manner Presents non-trivial mathematical results in a way that is both unique and accessible, combining the richness of dialogues, mathematical proofs, and beauty of shapes Shows how the world of polygons and polyhedra can be viewed as useful and enjoyable without sacrificing the beauty of the deeper mathematics Introduces a wide range of interplay between mathematics and art and presents a more visually entertaining form of mathematics that attracts readers