100 essential things you didn't know you didn't know about math and the arts / John D. Barrow.
"At first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinity--after all, math is the study of all patterns, and the world of the arts is rich with pattern. Barrow whisks us through...
Uniform Title: | 100 essential things you didn't know you didn't know about maths and the arts
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Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2015.
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Edition: | First American edition. |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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One hundred essential things you didn't know you didn't know about math and the arts.
Hundred essential things you didn't know you didn't know about math and the arts. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 1. The art of mathematics
- 2. How many guards does an art gallery need?
- 3. Aspects of aspect ratios.