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  • Mathematics in the Visual Arts

    Edited by Ruth Scheps, Marie-Christine Maurel ...
    Art and science are not separate universes. This book explores this claim by showing how mathematics, geometry and numerical approaches contribute to the construction of works of art. This applies not only to modern visual artists but also to important artists of the past. To illustrate this, this book studies Leonardo da Vinci, who was both an engineer and a painter, and whose paintings can be ... Read more

    $174.99 CAD

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  • The Golden Ratio

    The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number

    by Mario Livio ...
    Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Golden Ratio

    The Divine Beauty of Mathematics

    by Gary B. Meisner ...
    This enlightening and gorgeously illustrated book explores the beauty and mystery of the divine proportion in art, architecture, nature, and beyond.From the pyramids of Giza, to quasicrystals, to the proportions of the human face, the golden ratio has an infinite capacity to generate shapes with exquisite properties. Author Gary Meisner has spent decades researching the subject, investigating and ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Equation that Couldn't Be Solved

    How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

    by Mario Livio ...
    What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not emerge from the study of symmetry at all, but from an equation that couldn't be solved.For thousands ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Math Book

    From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    Series series Union Square & Co. Milestones
    Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this updated edition of the award-winning The Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers,” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for higher dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers major milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous concepts readers will encounter as they dip into this inviting ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • An Imaginary Tale

    The Story of √-1

    by Paul J. Nahin ...
    Series Book 1 - Princeton Science Library
    Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates the baffling mathematical ... Read more

    $18.69 CAD

  • Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature & Art

    Content, Form, Meaning

    by Robert Tubbs ...
    The author of What Is a Number? examines the relationship between mathematics and art and literature of the 20th century.During the twentieth century, many artists and writers turned to abstract mathematical ideas to help them realize their aesthetic ambitions. Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, and, perhaps most famously, Piet Mondrian used principles of mathematics in their work. Was it coincidence, or ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Universal Book of Mathematics

    From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes

    by David Darling ...
    Praise for David DarlingThe Universal Book of Astronomy"A first-rate resource for readers and students of popular astronomy and general science. . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal"A comprehensive survey and . . . a rare treat."-FocusThe Complete Book of Spaceflight"Darling's content and presentation will have any reader moving from entry to entry."-The Observatory magazineLife Everywhere ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spacetecture

    by Daniela Bertol ...
    SPACETECTURE is part of a trilogy of books and interactive content exploring space and its transformation in the information age. The emphasis is on computing design applications, but the concept of space is also explored from an interdisciplinary approach ranging from geometry to psychology of perception. The content is presented in a rigorous theoretical framework and offers software independent ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013

    Edited by Mircea Pitici ...
    Series series The Best Writing on Mathematics
    The year's finest writing on mathematics from around the world, with a foreword by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger PenroseThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013 makes available to a wide audience many articles not ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • Beautiful Geometry

    by Eli Maor, Eugen Jost ...
    "This is geometry as you've never seen it before. A feast for the eyes." ―Ian Stewart, author of Visions of InfinityAn exquisite visual celebration of the 2,500-year history of geometryIf you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents more than ... Read more

    $25.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012

    Edited by Mircea Pitici ...
    The year's finest writing on mathematics from around the worldThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found anywhere else--and you don't need to be a ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus