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1 online resource |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
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 that enliven the understanding of these buildings and combines this with an in-depth look at their aesthetics, history, and structure. Whether using trigonometry and vectors to explain why Gothic arches are structurally superior to Roman arches, or showing how simple ruler and compass constructions can. |
| Contents |
Cover; 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W. |
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Architecture -- Mathematics.
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Architectural design.
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Architecture -- Data processing.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Urban & Land Use Planning.
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MATHEMATICS -- Geometry -- General.
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Architectural design. (OCoLC)fst00813184
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Architecture -- Data processing.
(OCoLC)fst00813401
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Architecture -- Mathematics.
(OCoLC)fst00813479
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hahn, Alexander, 1943- Mathematical excursions to the world's great buildings. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012 9780691145204 (DLC) 2011028356 (OCoLC)746618648 |
| ISBN |
9781400841998 (electronic bk.) |
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1400841992 (electronic bk.) |
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