Peter R. Cromwell, Cromwell Peter R.

Polyhedra

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book comprehensively documents the many and varied ways that polyhedra have come to the fore throughout the development of mathematics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 887g
• ISBN-13: 9780521664059
• ISBN-10: 0521664055
• Artikelnr.: 21359870

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Indivisible, inexpressible and unavoidable
2. Rules and regularity
3. Decline and rebirth of polyhedral geometry
4. Fantasy, harmony and uniformity
5. Surfaces, solids and spheres
6. Equality, rigidity and flexibility
7. Stars, stellations, and skeletons
8. Symmetry, shape and structure
9. Counting, colouring and computing
10. Combination, transformation and decoration
Appendices.