Mathematics and the aesthetic
new approaches to an ancient affinity
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Author
Contributions
- Sinclair, Nathalie. - Contributor
- Pimm, David. - Contributor
- Higginson, William. - Contributor
Publication
2006 - Springer, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17159611M
- ISBN-139780387305264
- ISBN-100387305262
- OCLC Control Number76873432
- OCLC Control Numbermathematicsaesth00sinc_658
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006926457
- LibraryThing1519816
- Goodreads457044
Classifications
- LCCQA99 .M39 2006
Description
The essays in this book explore the ancient affinity between the mathematical and the aesthetic, focusing on the fundamental connections between these two modes of reasoning and communicating. From historical, philosophical and psychological perspectives, with particular attention to certain mathematical areas such as geometry and analysis, the authors examine the ways in which the aesthetic is ever present in mathematical thinking and contributes to the growth and value of mathematical knowledge. This book includes the following essays: • A Historical Gaze at the Mathematical Aesthetic, by Nathalie Sinclair and David Pimm • Aesthetics for the Working Mathematician, by Jonathan M. Borwein • Beauty and Truth in Mathematics, by Doris Schattschneider • Experiencing Meanings in Geometry, by David W. Henderson and Daina Taimina • The Aesthetic Sensibilities of Mathematicians, by Nathalie Sinclair • The Meaning of Pattern, by Martin Schiralli • Mathematics, Aesthetics and Being Human, by William Higginson • Mechanism and Magic in the Psychology of Dynamic Geometry, by R. Nicholas Jackiw • Drawing on the Image in Mathematics and Art, by David Pimm • Sensible Objects, by Dick Tahta • Aesthetics and the ‘Mathematical Mind’, by David Pimm and Nathalie Sinclair
Subjects
Series Statement
- CMS books in mathematics -- 25
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- Mathematics and the aesthetic: new approaches to an ancient affinity
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