Mathematical Models: From the Collections of Universities and Museums – Photograph Volume and Commentary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658188642 ISBN 13: 9783658188641

Publisher: Springer Spektrum, 2017

Synopsis

This book presents beautiful photos of mathematical models of geometric surfaces made from a variety of materials including plaster, metal, paper, wood, and string. The construction of these models at the time (of Felix Klein and others) was not an end in itself, but was accompanied by mathematical research especially in the field of algebraic geometry. The models were used to illustrate the mathematical objects defined by abstract formulas, either as equations or parameterizations. In the second part of the book, the models are explained by experts in the field of geometry.

This book is a reprint thirty years after the original publication in 1986 with a new preface by Gert-Martin Greuel. The models have a timeless appeal and a historical value.

About this title

About the Author

Prof. Dr. Gerd Fischer, Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Munich

From the Back Cover

This book presents beautiful photos of mathematical models of geometric surfaces made from a variety of materials including plaster, metal, paper, wood, and string. The construction of these models at the time (of Felix Klein and others) was not an end in itself, but was accompanied by mathematical research especially in the field of algebraic geometry. The models were used to illustrate the mathematical objects defined by abstract formulas, either as equations or parameterizations. In the second part of the book, the models are explained by experts in the field of geometry.

This book is a reprint thirty years after the original publication in 1986 with a new preface by Gert-Martin Greuel. The models have a timeless appeal and a historical value.

The Editor
Prof. Dr. Gerd Fischer, Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Munich

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Spektrum
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658188642
• ISBN 13: 9783658188641
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 235
• Editor: Fischer Gerd