7/22/2012 · Supplementary Materials. From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world’s most spectacular buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the book explores the milestones in elementary mathematics that enliven the understanding …
Mathematical Excursions to the World’s Great Buildings. From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world’s most spectacular buildings.
contents. summary. From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world’s most spectacular buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the book explores the milestones in elementary mathematics that enliven the understanding of …
8/6/2012 · This appears to be a season for books about architecture and mathematics. Earlier this year a book by Jane and Mark Burry, The New Mathematics of Architecture (Thames & Hudson, 2011), tracked down some significant recent buildings that display in their construction rather sophisticated mathematics such as the use of Möbius bands, Klein bottles, Sierpi?ski sieves, and the Costa.
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Mathematical excursions to the world’s great buildings / Alexander J. Hahn. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-691-14520-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Architecture—Mathematics. 2. Architectural design. 3. Architecture—Data processing. I. Title. NA2750.H325 2012 720.1’51—dc23 2011028356, 6/5/2013 · Reviews Published: 05 June 2013 Mathematical Excursions to the World’s Great Buildings by Alexander Hahn. PRINCETON AND OXFORD: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2012, 318 PP.
US $49.50, ISBN 978-0-691-14520-4, Developed for the liberal arts math course by a seasoned author team,Mathematical Excursions,is uniquely designed to help students see math at work in the contemporary world. Using the proven Aufmann Interactive Method, students learn to master problem-solving in meaningful contexts.
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