Connections: the geometric bridge between art and science

The first edition of Connections was chosen by the National Association of Publishers (USA) as the best book in "Mathematics, Chemistry, and Astronomy - Professional and Reference" in 1991. It has been a comprehensive reference in design science, bringing together in a single volume materi...

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Main Author: Kappraff, Jay (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: 2nd ed World Scientific Pub. Co. c2001
Singapore
Series:K & E series on knots and everything v. 25
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Online Access:FHN01
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Summary:The first edition of Connections was chosen by the National Association of Publishers (USA) as the best book in "Mathematics, Chemistry, and Astronomy - Professional and Reference" in 1991. It has been a comprehensive reference in design science, bringing together in a single volume material from the areas of proportion in architecture and design, tilings and patterns, polyhedra, and symmetry. The book presents both theory and practice and has more than 750 illustrations. It is suitable for research in a variety of fields and as an aid to teaching a course in the mathematics of design. It has been influential in stimulating the burgeoning interest in the relationship between mathematics and design. In the second edition there are five new sections, supplementary, as well as a new preface describing the advances in design science since the publication of the first edition
Physical Description:xxvii, 486 p. ill
ISBN:9789812811394

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