This introduction explores the potential of mathematics to generate visually appealing objects and reveals some of the beauty of mathematics. With color figures and animations on an accompanying downloadable resources, plus a 16-page full-color insert, it includes numerous illustrations, computer-generated graphics, photographs, and art reproductio
This introduction explores the potential of mathematics to generate visually appealing objects and reveals some of the beauty of mathematics. With color figures and animations on an accompanying downloadable resources, plus a 16-page full-color insert, it includes numerous illustrations, computer-generated graphics, photographs, and art reproductio
Sasho Kalajdzievski is the professor in the Mathematics department at University of Manitoba
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Chapter 1. Euclidean Geometry. 1.0. Introduction. 1.1. The Five Axioms of Euclidean Geometry. 1.2. Ruler and Compass Constructions. 1.3. The Golden Ratio. 1.4. Fibonacci Numbers. Chapter 2. Plane Transformations. 2.1. Plane Symmetries. 2.2.* Plane Symmetries, Vectors, and Matrices (Optional). 2.3. Groups of Symmetries Of Planar Objects. 2.4. Frieze Patterns. 2.5. Wallpaper Designs and Tilings of the Plane. 2.6. Tilings and Art. Chapter 3. Similarities, Fractals, and Cellular Automata. 3.1. Similarities and some other Planar Transformations. 3.2.* Complex Numbers (Optional). 3.3. Fractals: Definition and Some Examples. 3.4. Julia Sets. 3.5. Cellular Automata. Chapter 4. Hyperbolic Geometry. 4.1. Non-Euclidean Geometries: Background and Some History. 4.2. Inversion. 4.3. Hyperbolic Geometry. 4.4. Some Basic Constructions in the Poincaré Model. 4.5. Tilings of the Hyperbolic Plane. Chapter 5. Perspective. 5.1. Perspective: A brief overview of the Evolution of the rules of perspective. 5.2. Perspective Drawing and Constructions of Some Two-Dimensional (Planar) Objects. 5.3. Perspective Images of Three-Dimensional Objects. 5.4.* Mathematics of Perspective Drawing: A Brief Overview (Optional). Chapter 6. Some Three-Dimensional Objects. 6.1. Regular and Other Polyhedra. 6.2. Sphere, Cylinder, Cone, and Conic Sections. 6.3. Geometry, Tilings, Fractals, and Cellular Automata in Three Dimensions. Chapter 7. Topology. 7.1. Homotopy of Spaces: An Informal Introduction. 7.2. Two-Manifolds and The Euler Characteristic. 7.3. Non-Orientable Two-Manifolds and Three-Manifolds. Appendix: Classification Theorem for Similarities. Solutions.
Chapter 1. Euclidean Geometry. 1.0. Introduction. 1.1. The Five Axioms of Euclidean Geometry. 1.2. Ruler and Compass Constructions. 1.3. The Golden Ratio. 1.4. Fibonacci Numbers. Chapter 2. Plane Transformations. 2.1. Plane Symmetries. 2.2.* Plane Symmetries, Vectors, and Matrices (Optional). 2.3. Groups of Symmetries Of Planar Objects. 2.4. Frieze Patterns. 2.5. Wallpaper Designs and Tilings of the Plane. 2.6. Tilings and Art. Chapter 3. Similarities, Fractals, and Cellular Automata. 3.1. Similarities and some other Planar Transformations. 3.2.* Complex Numbers (Optional). 3.3. Fractals: Definition and Some Examples. 3.4. Julia Sets. 3.5. Cellular Automata. Chapter 4. Hyperbolic Geometry. 4.1. Non-Euclidean Geometries: Background and Some History. 4.2. Inversion. 4.3. Hyperbolic Geometry. 4.4. Some Basic Constructions in the Poincaré Model. 4.5. Tilings of the Hyperbolic Plane. Chapter 5. Perspective. 5.1. Perspective: A brief overview of the Evolution of the rules of perspective. 5.2. Perspective Drawing and Constructions of Some Two-Dimensional (Planar) Objects. 5.3. Perspective Images of Three-Dimensional Objects. 5.4.* Mathematics of Perspective Drawing: A Brief Overview (Optional). Chapter 6. Some Three-Dimensional Objects. 6.1. Regular and Other Polyhedra. 6.2. Sphere, Cylinder, Cone, and Conic Sections. 6.3. Geometry, Tilings, Fractals, and Cellular Automata in Three Dimensions. Chapter 7. Topology. 7.1. Homotopy of Spaces: An Informal Introduction. 7.2. Two-Manifolds and The Euler Characteristic. 7.3. Non-Orientable Two-Manifolds and Three-Manifolds. Appendix: Classification Theorem for Similarities. Solutions.
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