01360nam a2200253 4500 260207b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781847922311 Gifted Issac D. Paul English 510 BAR 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. Mathematics — Popular works. Mathematics and science. Mathematical models — Popular works. Mathematics — Philosophy. Mathematics — Study and teaching. LEN ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN GEN 2026-02-06 Purchased 800.00 3 1 510 BAR E1102636 2026-06-21 14:45:00 2026-06-07 2026-02-06 LEN 197883 197883