Treks into Intuitive Geometry: The World of Polygons and Polyhedra

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This book is written in a style that uncovers the mathematical theories buried in our everyday lives such as examples from patterns that appear in nature, art, and traditional crafts, and in mathematical mechanisms in techniques used by architects. The authors believe that through dialogues between students and mathematicians, readers may discover the processes by which the founders of the theories came to their various conclusions―their trials, errors, tribulations, and triumphs. The goal is for readers to refine their mathematical sense of how to find good questions and how to grapple with these problems. Another aim is to provide enjoyment in the process of applying mathematical rules to beautiful art and design by examples that highlight the wonders and mysteries from our daily lives. To fulfill these aims, this book deals with the latest unique and beautiful results in polygons and polyhedra and the dynamism of geometrical research history that can be found around us. The term "intuitive geometry" was coined by Lászlo Fejes Tóth to refer to the kind of geometry which, in Hilbert's words, can be explained to and appeal to the "man on the street." This book allows people to enjoy intuitive geometry informally and instinctively. It does not require more than a high school level of knowledge but calls for a sense of wonder, intuition, and mathematical maturity.

Author(s): Jin Akiyama, Kiyoko Matsunaga
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2016

Language: English
Pages: 434
Tags: Mathematics in Art and Architecture; Polytopes; Discrete Mathematics; Popular Science in Mathematics

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Art From Tiling Patterns....Pages 1-34
The Tile-Maker Theorem and Its Applications to Art and Designs....Pages 35-65
Patchwork....Pages 67-80
Reversible Pairs of Figures....Pages 81-141
Platonic Solids....Pages 143-158
Cross-Sections of Polyhedra....Pages 159-174
Symmetry of Platonic Solids....Pages 175-191
Double Duty Solids....Pages 193-212
Nets of Small Solids with Minimum Perimeter Lengths....Pages 213-233
Tessellation Polyhedra....Pages 235-255
Universal Measuring Boxes....Pages 257-283
Wrapping a Box....Pages 285-308
Bees, Pomegranates and Parallelohedra....Pages 309-333
Reversible Polyhedra....Pages 335-372
Elements of Polygons and Polyhedra....Pages 373-398
The Pentadron....Pages 399-416
Back Matter....Pages 417-425