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A Mathematical Picture Book 2021 Edition
Contributor(s): Glaeser, Georg (Author), Polthier, Konrad (Author), Kramer, David P. (Translator)
ISBN: 3642146473     ISBN-13: 9783642146473
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $67.46  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: June 2024
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics
- Computers | Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition
- Science | Life Sciences - General
Dewey: 006.6
Physical Information: 339 pages
 
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How can one visualize a curve that fills the entire plane or all of space? Can a polyhedron be smoothly turned inside out? What is the projective plane? What does four-dimensional space look like? Can soap bubbles exist that are not spherical? How can one better understand the structure of vortices and currents? In this book you will experience mathematics from the visual point of view, discovering fascinating and never previously published images that offer illustrative examples to the above questions. Every picture is accompanied by a brief explanatory text, references to further reading, and a number of web links where you can obtain further information. This book is intended for all friends of mathematics--students, teachers, amateurs, and professionals--who want to see something beyond dry text and endless formulas. It will provide inspiration for pursuing further one or another topic that may previously have seemed inaccessible. You will get to know mathematics from a totally new and colorful viewpoint.