Nature and Numbers : : A Mathematical Photo Shooting / / Georg Glaeser.
Mathematicians with special interest in biology, physics, geography, astronomy, architecture, design, etc., and being prepared to take pictures at any time, might try to answer unusual questions like the followings: What do a zebra, a tiger shark, and a hard coral have in common? How is this with dr...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin : : Ambra Verlag, , [2013] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Edition Angewandte ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 p.) :; ca. 600 coloured illustrations |
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Table of 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