Symmetries Of Culture
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Symmetries Of Culture
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Author : Dorothy K. Washburn
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 2021-02-17
Symmetries Of Culture written by Dorothy K. Washburn and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-17 with Art categories.
This groundbreaking collaboration between an anthropologist and a mathematician constitutes both a collection of symmetrical pattern designs from many cultures and a monograph on pattern design and the classification of symmetrical patterns. Intended for art historians, anthropologists, classical archaeologists, and others interested in the study of material culture, it can also serve as a reference and inspiration for the use of symmetrical patterns in art and design. "This richly illustrated study brings to light dozens of intriguing examples of symmetrical designs, for instance, in a Zulu loincloth, a Japanese chopstick case, a New England quilt, a Tibetan 'Plaque of a Thousand Lamas,' a Hawaiian water gourd. The same pattern found in a fantastical drawing of lizards by M. C. Escher is echoed in a Fijian basket lid and an Egyptian wall mosaic." — Publishers Weekly "This extremely useful guide to classifying plane pattern designs … is extensively illustrated with carvings, textiles, baskets, tiles, and poetry, which are used as examples of various symmetry patterns." — American Anthropologist "An impressive book—both in terms of its physical appearance and its content ... will undoubtedly become the major reference on the analysis of patterns in terms of symmetry properties." — Antiquity
Symmetries Of Culture
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Author : Dorothy Koster Washburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Symmetries Of Culture written by Dorothy Koster Washburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Design categories.
A very appealing book. It deals with the analysis of repetitive patterns in decorative art as a means of classifying designs. A collaboration by an anthropologist (Washburn, U. Rochester) and a mathematician (Crowe, U. of Wisc.), it makes only the gentlest use of math/geometry, the principles of which are presented. These allow a discussion of color symmetry, one- and two-dimensional patterns, and finite design. History and problems of classification are covered. An important work. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Symmetry Comes Of Age
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Author : Dorothy Koster Washburn
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2004
Symmetry Comes Of Age written by Dorothy Koster Washburn and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art categories.
The two volumes together offer readers a new window into the communicative importance of design."--Jacket.
Embedded Symmetries Natural And Cultural
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Author : Dorothy Koster Washburn
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2004
Embedded Symmetries Natural And Cultural written by Dorothy Koster Washburn and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art categories.
Scholars representing several disciplines examine how patterns and symmetry are expressed and resonate in a variety of man's creations and cultures.
The Symmetries Of Things
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Author : John H. Conway
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2016-04-05
The Symmetries Of Things written by John H. Conway and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-05 with Mathematics categories.
Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way—translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point—and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own analytical skills, John Conway, with his coauthors, has developed a comprehensive mathematical theory of symmetry that allows the description and classification of symmetries in numerous geometric environments. This richly and compellingly illustrated book addresses the phenomenological, analytical, and mathematical aspects of symmetry on three levels that build on one another and will speak to interested lay people, artists, working mathematicians, and researchers.
Symmetry A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Ian Stewart
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2013-05-30
Symmetry A Very Short Introduction written by Ian Stewart and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-30 with Mathematics categories.
In the 1800s mathematicians introduced a formal theory of symmetry: group theory. Now a branch of abstract algebra, this subject first arose in the theory of equations. Symmetry is an immensely important concept in mathematics and throughout the sciences, and its applications range across the entire subject. Symmetry governs the structure of crystals, innumerable types of pattern formation, how systems change their state as parameters vary; and fundamental physics is governed by symmetries in the laws of nature. It is highly visual, with applications that include animal markings, locomotion, evolutionary biology, elastic buckling, waves, the shape of the Earth, and the form of galaxies. In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Stewart demonstrates its deep implications, and shows how it plays a major role in the current search to unify relativity and quantum theory. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Why Beauty Is Truth
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Author : Ian Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2007-08-02
Why Beauty Is Truth written by Ian Stewart and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-02 with Science categories.
At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth, world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. Stewart introduces us to such characters as the Renaissance Italian genius, rogue, scholar, and gambler Girolamo Cardano, who stole the modern method of solving cubic equations and published it in the first important book on algebra, and the young revolutionary Evariste Galois, who refashioned the whole of mathematics and founded the field of group theory only to die in a pointless duel over a woman before his work was published. Stewart also explores the strange numerology of real mathematics, in which particular numbers have unique and unpredictable properties related to symmetry. He shows how Wilhelm Killing discovered "Lie groups" with 14, 52, 78, 133, and 248 dimensions-groups whose very existence is a profound puzzle. Finally, Stewart describes the world beyond superstrings: the "octonionic" symmetries that may explain the very existence of the universe.
Handbook Of Cognitive Mathematics
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Author : Marcel Danesi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-10-31
Handbook Of Cognitive Mathematics written by Marcel Danesi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31 with Mathematics categories.
Cognitive mathematics provides insights into how mathematics works inside the brain and how it is interconnected with other faculties through so-called blending and other associative processes. This handbook is the first large collection of various aspects of cognitive mathematics to be amassed into a single title, covering decades of connection between mathematics and other figurative processes as they manifest themselves in language, art, and even algorithms. It will be of use to anyone working in math cognition and education, with each section of the handbook edited by an international leader in that field.
Symmetry
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Author : György Darvas
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-02-15
Symmetry written by György Darvas and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-15 with Mathematics categories.
The first comprehensive book on the topic in half a century explores recent symmetry – and symmetry breaking – related discoveries, and discusses the questions and answers they raise in diverse disciplines: particle and high-energy physics, structural chemistry and the biochemistry of proteins, in genetic code study, in brain research, and also in architectural structures, and business decision making, to mention only a few examples.
Learning Strategies And Cultural Evolution During The Palaeolithic
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Author : Alex Mesoudi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Learning Strategies And Cultural Evolution During The Palaeolithic written by Alex Mesoudi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Social Science categories.
This volume is motivated by the desire to explain why Neanderthals were replaced by modern humans, in terms of cultural differences between the two (sub-) species. It provides up-to-date coverage on the theory of cultural evolution as is being used by anthropologists, archaeologists, biologists and psychologists to decipher hominin cultural change and diversity during the Palaeolithic. The contributing authors are directly involved in this effort and the material presented includes novel approaches and findings. Chapters explain how learning strategies in combination with social and demographic factors (e.g., population size and mobility patterns) predict cultural evolution in a world without the printing press, television or the Internet. Also addressed is the inverse problem of how learning strategies may be inferred from actual trajectories of cultural change, for example as seen in the North American Palaeolithic. Mathematics and statistics, a sometimes necessary part of theory, are explained in elementary terms where they appear, with details relegated to appendices. Full citations of the relevant literature will help the reader to further pursue any topic of interest.