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Informationen zum Autor Felipe Cucker is Chair Professor of Mathematics at the City University of Hong Kong. His research covers a variety of subjects including semi-algebraic geometry, computer algebra, complexity, emergence in decentralized systems (in particular, emergence of languages and flocking), learning theory, and foundational aspects of numerical analysis. He serves on the editorial board of several journals and is Managing Editor of the journal Foundations of Computational Mathematics, published by the society of the same name. Klappentext This fascinating book will interest anyone wanting to learn more about the relationship between mathematics and the arts. Zusammenfassung Felipe Cucker presents a unifying mathematical structure to explore the relationship between mathematics and the arts! including architecture! music! poetry and more. The book emerged from the author's undergraduate course! but requiring only basic high-school knowledge of mathematics it makes a fascinating read for anyone interested in the arts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Mathematics: user's manual; Appetizers; 1. Space and geometry; 2. Motions on the plane; 3. The many symmetries of planar objects; 4. The many objects with planar symmetries; 5. Reflections on the mirror; 6. A raw material; 7. Stretching the plane; 8. Aural wallpaper; 9. The dawn of perspective; 10. A repertoire of drawing systems; 11. The vicissitudes of perspective; 12. The vicissitudes of geometry; 13. Symmetries in non-Euclidean geometries; 14. The shape of the universe; Appendix: rule-driven creation; References; Acknowledgements; Index of symbols; Index of names; Index of concepts.
