Mathematics and Architecture

Author: Jiang Sheng, Jiang Wenbei, Liu Hao
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Since this book involves different disciplines, it uses as few specialized terms from mathematics or architecture as possible. It strives to explain how abstract mathematics and real-world architecture interpenetrate and complement each other through clear photographs, intuitive diagrams, plain language, and vivid stories. It hopes to help friends in the field of mathematics understand the architectural content in the book, and friends in the field of architecture understand the mathematical ideas presented. In this way, friends from other disciplines and industries might find the book quite interesting and may enjoy flipping through it during their leisure time after meals and tea breaks.