Synopses & Reviews
Creativity plays an important role in all human activities, from the visual arts to cinema and theatre, and in particular in science and mathematics .This volume, published only in English in the series "Mathematics and Culture", stresses the strong links between mathematics, culture and creativity in architecture, contemporary art, geometry, computer graphics, literature, theatre and cinema. So this book is designed not only for mathematicians but for all the people who have an interest in the various aspects of culture, both scientific and literary, with a special emphasis on the visual aspects.
Review
Aus den Rezensionen: "Dieses Buch ... ist eine interessante Ergänzung zum ersten Band. Wiederum weitet sich der Blick der Mathematik auf verschiedene Felder und hilft, Mathematik besser als Teil unserer Kultur zu verstehen. 19 Beiträge werden unter den 3 Überschriften ... geboten ... und laden zu weiterführenden Gedanken ein." (F. Schweiger, in: IMN - Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten, 2008, Vol. 62, Issue 208, S. 67)
Synopsis
This is a fascinating and insightful collection of papers on the strong links between mathematics and culture. The contributions range from cinema and theatre directors to musicians, architects, historians, physicians, graphic designers, and writers. The book highlights the cultural and formative character of mathematics, its educational value, and imaginative dimension. These articles are highly interesting, sometimes amusing, and make excellent starting points for researching the strong connection between scientific and literary culture.
Synopsis
This volume stresses the strong links between mathematics, culture and creativity in architecture, contemporary art, geometry, computer graphics, literature, theatre and cinema. It is designed not only for mathematicians but for anyone interested in the various aspects of culture, both scientific and literary, with a special emphasis on the visual aspects.
Synopsis
In addition to mathematicians, this book is intended for a more general audience, for teachers and for researchers, for students in almost all topics, in particular in art, humanities, psychology, design and literature It is a truly interdisciplinary volume, and serves as a source for ideas and suggestions in several fields
About the Author
Michele Emmer is professor of Mathematics at the University of Rome "La Sapienza". As a filmaker he has realized several videos in the series "Art and math", including the one on M.C. Escher. He is editor of the series "Mathematics and Culture", Springer; "The Visual Mind", MIT press; with D. Schattschneider "M.C. Escher's Legacy", Springer. Author of "Mathland: from Flatland to Hypersufaces", Birkhauser
Table of Contents
M. Emmer: Introduction.- Part I: Mathematics, Art and Architecture: M. Emmer: Introduction to this part; Judith Flagg and Kim Williams: From Tiling the Plane to Paving Town Square; Dietmar Guderian: Mathematics in Contemporary Arts - Finite and Infinity; Achille Perilli: De Insana Geometria; Michea Simona: Ovals in Borromini's Geometry; Richard Taylor: Fractals: A Resonance Between Art And Nature.- Part II: Visual Mathematics and Computer Graphics: M. Emmer: Introduction to this part; Thomas Banchoof and David Cervone: Math Awareness Month 2000: An Interactive Experience; Anatoly Fomenko, Alexandr Ivanov: Visual Topology and Variational Problems on Two-dimensional Surfaces; George Francis: Metarealistic Rendering of Real-time Interactive Computer Animations; Herbert Franke: Virtual Sculpture; Konrad Polthier: Publication of Electronic Geometry Models; John Sims: Trees, Roots and Brains: Constructing a Narrative Based Mathematical Art.- Part III: Mathematics, Literature and Cinema: M. Emmer: Introduction to this part; Apostolos Doxiadis; Simon Singh; Robert Osserman: Mathematics on Stage; James MacAllister: Mathematics and Beauty.