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Record Nr.

UNINA9910857781903321

Autore

Walser Hans

Titolo

Spirals, Helical Lines, and Spiral-Like Figures : Mathematical Playfulness in Two and Three Dimensions / / by Hans Walser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-662-68931-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 pages)

Disciplina

516

Soggetti

Geometry

Mathematics

Mathematics in Popular Science

General Mathematics and Education

Espirals

Geometria

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 The logarithmic spiral -- 3 The Archimedean spiral -- 4 Screws -- 5 Angular logarithmic spirals -- 6 Angular Archimedean spirals -- 7 Curvature -- 8 Golden spirals -- 9 Optical illusions -- 10 Spherical spirals.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book you will discover the mathematical patterns and regularities of various spirals, helixes and spiral-like figures. Their geometric aspects and connections are presented in a visually appealing way and are supplemented as best as possible with analytical aspects and representations. Using examples from technology and nature, you will learn about round, square, golden and spherical spirals and examine their curvature behavior and other exciting properties. The examples are arranged thematically and the book has a modular structure so that the individual chapters can be read largely independently of each other. It is therefore a valuable resource for students, pupils, (prospective) teachers, those interested in mathematics and those who want to become one. Additional



animations are available with the SN More Media app: simply download the SN More Media app free of charge, scan an image or a link with the play button and immediately play the animation on your smartphone or tablet. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content. The Author Dr. Hans Walser was a high school teacher and lecturer at the ETH Zurich, the University of Basel and the Basel University of Education in the areas of teacher training and mathematics for natural and engineering students.