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Lunda Geometry: Mirror Curves, Designs, Knots, Polyominoes, Patterns, Symmetries

2008-06-26 Art
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Release : 2008-06-26
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Lunda Geometry: Mirror Curves, Designs, Knots, Polyominoes, Patterns, Symmetries by : Paulus Gerdes

Download or read book Lunda Geometry: Mirror Curves, Designs, Knots, Polyominoes, Patterns, Symmetries written by Paulus Gerdes. This book was released on 2008-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "Lunda Geometry" explains how the mathematical concepts of mirror curves and Lunda-designs were discovered in the context of the author's research of 'sona', illustrations traditionally made in the sand by Cokwe storytellers from eastern Angola (a region called Lunda) and neighboring regions of Congo and Zambia. Examples of mirror curves from several cultures are presented. Lunda-designs are aesthetically attractive and display interesting symmetry properties. Examples of Lunda-patterns and Lunda-polyominoes are presented. Some generalizations of the concept of Lunda-design are discussed, like hexagonal Lunda-designs, Lunda-k-designs, Lunda-fractals, and circular Lunda-designs. Lunda-designs of Celtic knot designs are constructed.Several chapters were published in journals like 'Computers & Graphics' (Oxford), 'Visual Mathematics' (Belgrade), and 'Mathematics in School' (UK).

Linknot: Knot Theory By Computer

2007-11-16 Mathematics
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Release : 2007-11-16
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Synopsis Linknot: Knot Theory By Computer by : Slavik Vlado Jablan

Download or read book Linknot: Knot Theory By Computer written by Slavik Vlado Jablan. This book was released on 2007-11-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LinKnot — Knot Theory by Computer provides a unique view of selected topics in knot theory suitable for students, research mathematicians, and readers with backgrounds in other exact sciences, including chemistry, molecular biology and physics.The book covers basic notions in knot theory, as well as new methods for handling open problems such as unknotting number, braid family representatives, invertibility, amphicheirality, undetectability, non-algebraic tangles, polyhedral links, and (2,2)-moves.Hands-on computations using Mathematica or the webMathematica package LinKnot and beautiful illustrations facilitate better learning and understanding. LinKnot is also a powerful research tool for experimental mathematics implementation of Caudron's ideas. The use of Conway notation enables experimenting with large families of knots and links.Conjectures discussed in the book are explained at length. The beauty, universality and diversity of knot theory is illuminated through various non-standard applications: mirror curves, fullerens, self-referential systems, and KL automata.

Women, Culture and Geometry in Southern Africa

2013 Art
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Release : 2013
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 601/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Women, Culture and Geometry in Southern Africa by : Paulus Gerdes

Download or read book Women, Culture and Geometry in Southern Africa written by Paulus Gerdes. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition of award winning book "Women and Geometry in Southern Africa: Suggestions for Further Research", published by the "Universidade Pedagógica" (Mozambique) in 1995. The original book contains chapters on geometrical ideas embedded in basket weaving, bead work, wall decoration, tattooing, and ceramics. The expanded edition includes a foreword by Sibusiso Moyo (Secretary of the African Mathematical Union Commission on Women in Mathematics in Africa, and Research Director of the Durban University of Technology, South Africa), afterwords by Ubiratan D'Ambrosio (Brazil) and Jens Hoyrup (Denmark), and the papers "Makwe colour inversion, symmetry and patterns" (Northeastern Mozambique) and "Symmetries on mats woven by Yombe women from the area along the Lower Congo." The book contains also a chapter written by Salimo Saide on the geometry of pottery decoration among Yao women (Nyassa Province, Mozambique). (2013, 276 pp.)

African Pythogoras

2011 Education
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Release : 2011
Genre : Education
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Book Synopsis African Pythogoras by : Paulus Gerdes

Download or read book African Pythogoras written by Paulus Gerdes. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "AFRICAN PYTHAGORAS: A study in culture and mathematics education" shows how diverse African ornaments and artefacts may be used to create an attractive context for the discovery and the demonstration of the Pythagorean Theorem and of related ideas and propositions. (first full colour edition, 124 pp.)

More Puzzle Fun with BiLLies

2009-11-02 Games & Activities
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Release : 2009-11-02
Genre : Games & Activities
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Book Synopsis More Puzzle Fun with BiLLies by : paulus gerdes

Download or read book More Puzzle Fun with BiLLies written by paulus gerdes. This book was released on 2009-11-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who of us does not like a pastime that can divert and educate at the same time? The puzzles in this book are accessible to teenagers and adults alike, and may be explored individually or in clubs, either in leisure time, or at school. This book More puzzle fun with biLLies presents one hundred puzzles, which you can solve using all fourteen 'biLLies', the pieces of the game. For instance, you can make the happy puppet on the front cover using the fourteen 'biLLies'. You will be asked to make certain symmetrical patterns. Have fun with the intriguing and tantalizing 'biLLies' (76 pp.)

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