Math and Art

<p><strong>Math and Art: An Introduction to Visual Mathematics</strong> explores the potential of mathematics to generate visually appealing objects and reveals some of the beauty of mathematics. It includes numerous illustrations computer-generated graphics photographs and art reproductions to demonstrate how mathematics can inspire or generate art.</p><p>Focusing on accessible visually interesting and mathematically relevant topics the text unifies mathematics subjects through their visual and conceptual beauty. Sequentially organized according to mathematical maturity level each chapter covers a cross section of mathematics from fundamental Euclidean geometry tilings and fractals to hyperbolic geometry platonic solids and topology. For art students the book stresses an understanding of the mathematical background of relatively complicated yet intriguing visual objects. For science students it presents various elegant mathematical theories and notions.</p><p>Features</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Provides an accessible introduction to mathematics in art</li> <p> </p> <li>Supports the narrative with a self-contained mathematical theory with complete proofs of the main results (including the classification theorem for similarities) </li> <p> </p> <li>Presents hundreds of figures illustrations computer-generated graphics designs photographs and art reproductions mainly presented in full color</li> <p> </p> <li>Includes 21 projects and approximately 280 exercises about half of which are fully solved</li> <p> </p> <li>Covers Euclidean geometry golden section Fibonacci numbers symmetries tilings similarities fractals cellular automata inversion hyperbolic geometry perspective drawing Platonic and Archimedean solids and topology</li> </ul><p>New to the Second Edition</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>New exercises projects and artworks</li> <p> </p> <li>Revised reorganized and expanded chapters</li> <li> <p>More use of color throughout</p> </li> </ul>