Beautiful Geometry (ebook)

Argumento de Beautiful Geometry (ebook)

"It is a handsome book for browsing and for some deep thought, and would be a superb gift for anyone (especially a young person) who has interest in mathematics."--Rob Hardy, Dispatch

"The combination of art and exposition was quite effective. The writing is accessible to most reasonably well-educated laypeople, and I imagine that many such people would derive considerable pleasure dipping into this attractive and interesting book."--Mark Hunacek, MAA Reviews

"[The book] achieves its aim to demonstrate that there is visual beauty in Mathematics. I heartily recommend it for anyone to at least page it through, and for anyone interested in geometry to read, especially mathematics students who want to broaden their horizons and teachers of mathematics at school level."--Konrad Swanepoel, LSE Review of Books

"[A] book where art and mathematics are in perfect harmony. . . . [A]nyone with any interest in visual mathematics will love this book, which, given the quality of the reproductions, is very attractively priced. It will inspire interest in a wide variety of mathematics, and should be a compulsory purchase for sixth-form libraries."--Tony Mann, Times Higher Education

"The book by Maor and Jost should be given to everyone--young or old--embarking on the study of mathematics or anyone teaching mathematics. The book will act as a source of inspiration and as a reminder of why it is that mathematics has fascinated the human race for millennia."--Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen, LMS Newsletter

Honorable Mention for the 2015 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers

"Eli Maor's lively writing benefits in equal parts from the geometry of ancient Greece and the eye-popping images conjured by artist Eugen Jost."--Bill Cannon, Scientist's Bookshelf

"Graphic illustrations serve as both beautiful abstract art and helpful explanations in this overview of geometric theorems and patterns."--Science News

"At a very reasonable price, this is a book which would grace the coffee-table of any mathematics department, and many of the ideas in it will stimulate valuable discussions in the classroom."--Gerry Leversha, Mathematical Gazette

"Mathematicians always claim their subject is beautiful. Eli Maor and Eugen Jost prove it. This is geometry as you've never seen it before. A feast for the eyes."--Ian Stewart, author of Visions of Infinity

"This book shows that math is more than theorems and proofs--it is full of history, philosophy, and glimpses of different cultures. I was immediately attracted by the book's intriguing and beautiful illustrations, and once I started reading the text, I could not stop following its fascinating stories about the origins of geometrical theorems."--Carlo H. Séquin, University of California, Berkeley

"Reading Beautiful Geometry is like touring a personal art collection, except the masterpieces here are elegantly presented theorems and constructions by ancient and modern mathematicians. Eli Maor teaches the thought process of a geometry connoisseur as he highlights important details in each of these gems, and Eugen Jost illustrates these ideas with colorful and creative artworks. Readers who like to see real math in their math books will enjoy how Beautiful Geometry brings these enduring mathematical achievements to life."--George Hart, mathematical sculptor

"Beautiful Geometry teaches and delights with its marriage of art and mathematics. The lovely illustrations range from conversation starters to dazzling Proofs Without Words--clever diagrams that explain why something is true. A feast for the eye and mind."--Frank Farris, Santa Clara University

"This is an engaging book of broad appeal and colourful approach to the history of geometry."--Wallace A Ferguson, Mathematics Today

Eli Maor is the author of To Infinity and Beyond, e: The Story of a Number, Trigonometric Delights, Venus in Transit, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton), and has taught the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. Eugen Jost is a Swiss artist whose work is strongly influenced by mathematics.

"It presents as a coffee-table book for mathematicians and would be a good addition to a classroom library, available for students of all ages to explore."--Susan Mielechowsky, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School

"A good-looking, large-format book suitable for the coffee table, but with lots of mathematical ideas packed in among the colorful illustrations. . . . [A] handsome book for browsing and for some deep thought, and would be a superb gift for anyone (especially a young person) who has interest in mathematics."--Rob Hardy, Columbus Dispatch

"The content is accessible to anyone with even a high school course in geometry. The writing is very clear."--Choice

"Mathematicians sometimes compare well-constructed equations to works of art. To them, patterns in numbers hold a beauty at least equal to that found in any sonnet or sculpture. In this book, Maor, a math historian, teams with Jost, an artist, to reveal some of that mathematical majesty using jewel-like visualizations of classic geometric theorems. . . . The result is a book that stimulates the mind as well as the eye."--Lee Billings, Scientific American

"The text is easily readable--accessible to a bright high-school student--but is good for anyone with an interest in the subject and who wants a visual approach. The book rises to the level of a coffee-table art book, only with a lot more depth."--Mary Long, Mathematical Reviews

"[E]erily captivating book. . . . Maor's style of writing is conversational, and the writing is engaging."--Annalisa Crannell, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts0Prefaces ix
1.Thales of Miletus 1
2.Triangles of Equal Area 3
3.Quadrilaterals 6
4.Perfect Numbers and Triangular Numbers 9
5.The Pythagorean Theorem I