Gems of Geometry

• Main Author: Barnes, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Geometry.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

Based on a series of lectures for adult students at Reading and Oxford University in the UK, this lively and entertaining book proves that, far from being a dusty, dull subject, geometry is in fact full of beauty and fascination. The author's infectious enthusiasm is put to use in explaining a...

Table of Contents:

• 1 The Golden Number
• 2 Shapes and Solids
• 3 The Forth Dimension
• 4 Projective Geometry
• 5 Topology
• 6 Bubbles
• 7 Harmony of the Spheres
• 8 Chaos and Fractals
• 9 Relativity
• 10 Finale
• A More on Four
• B Crystals
• C Stability
• D Stereo Images
• E Schlegel Images
• F Stability
• G Fanoland
• Bibliography
• Index.