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Geometry at work : a collection of papers showing applications of geometry / edited by Catherine A. Gorini.

Contributor(s): Gorini, Catherine A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: MAA notes ; no.53.Publisher: Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, c2000Description: xvii, 217 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0883851644.Subject(s): GeometryDDC classification: 516
Contents:
Part 1: Art and architecture -- Part 2: Vedic civilization -- Part 3: The classroom -- Part 4: Engineering -- Part 5: Decision-making processes -- Part 6: Mathematics and science.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 516 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00082817
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Beginning with art and architecture and culminating with science and mathematics itself, this book discusses geometric ideas and their many applications throughout history. These range from ancient to modern, concrete to abstract, and familiar to cutting edge. Each chapter is written by a leading expert or pioneer in their own field, and the book should be a valuable resource for students and teachers of geometry alike.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1: Art and architecture -- Part 2: Vedic civilization -- Part 3: The classroom -- Part 4: Engineering -- Part 5: Decision-making processes -- Part 6: Mathematics and science.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. vii)
  • Introduction (p. xi)
  • Part 1 Art and ARchitecture
  • Spirals and the Rosette in Architectural Ornament (p. 3)
  • Sun Disk, Moon Disk (p. 12)
  • Facade Measurement by Trigonometry (p. 20)
  • A Secret of Ancient Geometry (p. 26)
  • Part 2 Vedic Civilization
  • Square Roots in the Sulba Sutras (p. 39)
  • Applied Geometry of the Sulba Sutras (p. 46)
  • Part 3 The Classroom
  • Ethnomathematics for the Geometry Curriculum (p. 59)
  • Education with Fascination: Teaching Descriptive Geometry with Applications (p. 64)
  • Part 4 Engineering
  • Making Measurements on Curved Surfaces (p. 71)
  • Mathematics to the Aid of Surgeons (p. 76)
  • The Geometry of Frameworks: Rigidity, Mechanisms and CAD (p. 81)
  • Geometry and Geographical Information Systems (p. 88)
  • On the Other Hands: Geometric Ideas in Robotics (p. 105)
  • Part 5 Decision-Making Processes
  • Decisions through Triangles (p. 121)
  • Geometry in Learning (p. 132)
  • Part 6 Mathematics and Science
  • The Geometry of Numbers (p. 149)
  • Statistical Symmetry (p. 157)
  • Three-Dimensional Topology and Quantum Physics (p. 162)
  • Bridges between Geometry and Graph Theory (p. 174)
  • Polytopes in Combinatorial Optimization (p. 195)

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