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Shaping Space
Marjorie Senechal (Ed.)
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Description for Shaping Space
Hardcover. Here is an exuberant survey of polyhedra that also offers a hands-on introduction to one of the oldest and most fascinating branches of mathematics. It presents a treasury of ideas, history, and culture that detail the beauty of polyhedra. Editor(s): Senechal, Marjorie; Fleck, George M.; Sherer, Stan. Num Pages: 341 pages, 374 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 774.
This second edition is based off of the very popular Shaping Space: A Polyhedral Approach, first published twenty years ago. The book is expanded and updated to include new developments, including the revolutions in visualization and model-making that the computer has wrought. Shaping Space is an exuberant, richly-illustrated, interdisciplinary guide to three-dimensional forms, focusing on the suprisingly diverse world of polyhedra. Geometry comes alive in Shaping Space, as a remarkable range of geometric ideas is explored and its centrality in our cultre is persuasively demonstrated. The book is addressed to designers, artists, architects, engineers, chemists, computer ... Read more
This second edition is based off of the very popular Shaping Space: A Polyhedral Approach, first published twenty years ago. The book is expanded and updated to include new developments, including the revolutions in visualization and model-making that the computer has wrought. Shaping Space is an exuberant, richly-illustrated, interdisciplinary guide to three-dimensional forms, focusing on the suprisingly diverse world of polyhedra. Geometry comes alive in Shaping Space, as a remarkable range of geometric ideas is explored and its centrality in our cultre is persuasively demonstrated. The book is addressed to designers, artists, architects, engineers, chemists, computer ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
834g
Number of Pages
341
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387927138
SKU
V9780387927138
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About Marjorie Senechal (Ed.)
Marjorie Senechal, a world leader in mathematical crystallography, is Louise Wolff Kahn Professor Emerita in Mathematics and History of Science and Technology at Smith College, where she taught from 1966 to 2007. In 2007, she received the College's Honored Professor Award. Professor Senechal is currently Senior Fellow of the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute at Smith and ... Read more
Reviews for Shaping Space
From the reviews: It consists of a collection of essays by different authors about many different aspects related to polyhedra. ... The book is amply illustrated and aiming at a public from 9 till 99. It will be of interest to a very broad public. Form a mathematical side children might be interested in geometrical puzzles ... Read more