Patterns of the Universe - Alex Bellos

Patterns of the Universe

A Coloring Adventure in Math and Beauty

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Buch | Softcover
144 Seiten
2020
The Experiment LLC (Verlag)
978-1-61519-323-3 (ISBN)
14,95 inkl. MwSt
A unique entry in the selling like hotcakes grown-up colouring category, from a bestselling math writer and a topnotch illustrator: 78 colouring designs and games that explore symmetry, fractals, tessellations, randomness, and more!
Math and art might seem like completely different worlds - especially to the number-phobic. But where they intersect, we can find the fractal growth of a snowflake, the spiral seeds of a sunflower, and dazzling abstract designs born of patterns and randomness.

Here are 65 math-inspired illustrations to meditate on as you colour, from the Sri Yantra (an ancient Hindu mandala of nine entwined triangles) to a page full of Penrose tiles (two shapes that can cover an infinite surface - but in a sequence that never perfectly repeats)!

These Patterns of the Universe reveal their underlying logic as they are filled in, so colouring becomes an act of discovery. Bestselling author Alex Bellos and mathematical illustrator Edmund Harriss include friendly explanations of the math that add to the wonder. Plus, 13 bonus activities at the back of the book invite colourists to help create their own one-of-a-kind designs!

Alex Bellos holds a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Oxford University. His bestselling books Here's Looking at Euclid and The Grapes of Math have been translated into more than 20 languages and were both shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book prize. His puzzle books include Can You Solve My Problems?, Puzzle Ninja, and Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers, and he is also the coauthor of the coloring books Patterns of the Universe and Visions of the Universe. He has launched an elliptical pool table, LOOP. He writes a puzzle blog for The Guardian, and in 2016, he won the Association of British Science Writers award for best science blog. He lives in London. Edmund Harriss is a mathematical artist and clinical assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Arkansas. He is the discoverer of the Harriss spiral. His research has appeared in Nature and in publications of the National Academy of Science and the American Mathematical Society. He has led many math workshops, including at the Museum of Mathematics in New York, appeared several times on the Numberphile YouTube channel, and was the academic director of a summer camp for mathematically gifted elementary students. He is also the creator of Curvahedra, a mathematical construction toy, and is coauthor of the mathematical coloring books Patterns of the Universe and Visions of the Universe. He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.3.2020
Zusatzinfo 69 black and white illustrations to colour
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Spielen / Raten
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Sonstiges Geschenkbücher
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
ISBN-10 1-61519-323-5 / 1615193235
ISBN-13 978-1-61519-323-3 / 9781615193233
Zustand Neuware
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