>A Journey in Abstract Worlds
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Publisher:
Year:
1997
Catalog number :
45-391003
ISBN:
965-223-950-x
Pages:
212
Language:
Weight:
300 gr.
Cover:
paperback
Series:

A Journey in Abstract Worlds

A Different Encounter with Mathematics

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Synopsis

Many people suffered the trauma of mathematics in their childhood. Today they may discover its beauty. In the book A Journey in Abstract Worlds, the reader is presented, in a light and humorous way, with some of the principles of abstract thinking, and then bridges are drawn between it and tangible thinking. The relationship between mathematics and visual art is illustrated through the mathematical analysis of symmetrical paintings.

The book is intended for open-minded people of all ages. There is no need for mathematical education beyond basic knowledge. Those with humanistic and artistic tendencies will be able to benefit from it just as much as those with realist tendencies. It was written from the point of view that mathematics is not only a useful and theoretical science, but also an art form that can bring pleasure to a wider audience than is usually exposed to it.