Mathematical Excursions to the World's Great Buildings / / Alexander J. Hahn.

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• VerfasserIn: Hahn, Alexander J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• שנת הוצאה לאור: 2012
• מהדורה: Course Book
• שפה: English
• תיאור פיזי: 1 online resource (336 p.) :; 16 color illus. 111 halftones. 233 line illus. 2 tables.

From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world's most spectacular buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the book explores the milestones in elementary mathematics t...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Humanity Awakening: Sensing Form and Creating Structures
• 2. Greek Geometry and Roman Engineering
• 3. Architecture Inspired by Faith
• 4. Transmission of Mathematics and Transition in Architecture
• 5. The Renaissance: Architecture and the Human Spirit
• 6. A New Architecture: Materials, Structural Analysis, Computers, and Design
• 7. Basic Calculus and Its Application to the Analysis of Structures
• Glossary of Architectural Terms
• References
• Index
• Photo Sources