Barrow, John D.

100 ESSENTIAL THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MATHS AND THE ARTS - 1 - London The Bobley Head 2014 - 301

At first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinity--after all, math is the study of all patterns, and the world of the arts is rich with pattern. Barrow whisks us through 100 thought-provoking and often whimsical intersections between math and many arts, from the golden ratios of Mondrian's rectangles and the curious fractal-like nature of Pollock's drip paintings to ballerinas' gravity-defying leaps and the next generation of monkeys on typewriters tackling Shakespeare"--Dust jacket flap.

9781847922311

Gifted Issac D. Paul


Mathematics — Popular works.
Mathematics and science.
Mathematical models — Popular works.
Mathematics — Philosophy.
Mathematics — Study and teaching.

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