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Indlæser... A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Scienceaf Michael S. Schneider
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. So COOL! ( ) I guess it's the geek in me that can love a book about geometry, though to be fair this is pop geometry, and the language and concepts are so simple that most anyone could understand it. It's stuffed full of fascinating examples of numbers and geometry in the world and in our language, although you have to bear in mind that 'our language' here is basically English, so it might be fair to say that the author often twists things to suit his argument (there's also no bibliography in my copy, which makes me skeptical of some bits). If you want to read about why manhole covers are round, why two never used to be considered a number, and how to draw a pentagon (among other things), I really recommend this book. It would be a great sourcebook for maths teachers and textbook writers, too. This book is like a biography of the numbers 1 to 10; it's a look at how each of the numbers manifests itself in nature; how culture and mysticism have evolved around and from geometry. It's absolutely wonderful -- so much knowledge presented in such an accessible way. Lots of food for thought, some trivial pursuits, all leading to a greater appreciation for our world. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
The Universe May Be a Mystery, But It's No Secret Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive guide to the patterns that recur through the universe and underlie human affairs. A Beginner's Guide to Constructing, the Universe shows you: Why cans, pizza, and manhole covers are round. Why one and two weren't considered numbers by the ancient Greeks. Why squares show up so often in goddess art and board games. What property makes the spiral the most widespread shape in nature, from embryos and hair curls to hurricanes and galaxies. How the human body shares the design of a bean plant and the solar system. How a snowflake is like Stonehenge, and a beehive like a calendar. How our ten fingers hold the secrets of both a lobster and a cathedral. And much more. No library descriptions found. |
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