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A K Peters, Ltd. is a scientific technical publisher with a concentration in Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Computer Game Development, History of Science and Physics, working in partnership with the scientific community. The program includes Textbooks, Professional Reference Works, Research Monographs, Popular Science Books, Videos, and Journals.
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Donald E. Myers, AAAS Science Books & Films (External Link)
August 2010
“In this book, the old saying ’A picture is worth a thousand words’ has been twisted around. … There is very little reading in the book; the ideas will become clear from the pictures and drawings. Except perhaps for the very last part, the volume should be accessible for elementary school students, and even for some of them, the last part should not be too difficult. … Because of the color and the emphasis on pictures, the book may even have some appeal to more advanced students and to adults who are ’afraid’ of mathematics, because it doesn’t repeat what they may have already experienced, but instead brings out new ideas with little demand on prior knowledge.”
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Hyperbolic Space Crochet Models (External Link)
In 1997 Cornell University mathematician Daina Taimina finally worked out how to make a physical model of hyperbolic space that allows us to feel, and to tactilely explore, the properties of this unique geometry. The method she used was crochet.
Be sure to check out Making Mathematics with Needlework edited by sarah-marie belcastro and Carolyn Yackel for other mathematically inspired needlework projects.
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