Beautiful Geometry -

Eli Maor, Eugen Jost

Princeton University Press

2014

208 páginas

6h 56m

ISBN-10: 0691150990

If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents more than sixty exquisite color plates illustrating a wide range of geometric patterns and theorems, accompanied by brief accounts of the fascinating history and people behind each. With artwork by Swiss artist Eugen Jost and text by acclaimed math historian Eli Maor, this unique celebration of geometry covers numerous subjects, from straightedge-and-compass constructions to intriguing configurations involving infinity. The result is a delightful and informative illustrated tour through the 2,500-year-old history of one of the most important and beautiful branches of mathematics.

Resenhas (1)

4 (Muito bom)

beautiful indeed

This book surprised me by the way the author explain some equations. It's really good to see history involved in it and the pieces shown are really fantastic.
My concern about this book was the feeling that is was a bit too long but as you start to read you can just choose what you want to read since the chapters are independent.
I think this is a great book to read and use as an asset in school maybe. It can be used to inspire and show that math is really beautiful, more specifically geometry is beautiful.